κᾰπῠρ-ός,ά,όν,
A. dried by the air, κάρυα
Epich. 150
; Χοιρίων σκέλη
Antiph. 185
;ἄλφιτον κ. Arist. Pr. 927a24 , cf. Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.7.3 ; τυρός
Test.Epict. 5.36
;Χαῖται(of thistle-down) Theoc. 6.16 .
b. brittle, ὀστέον
Hp. VC 19
( v.l. εὔπριστον ); cj. in Thphr. HP 3.13.4 and 7 ( Comp. );crisp, crackly, Diocl.Fr. 147 .
2.
Act. ,drying, parching,κ. νόσος, of love, Theoc. 2.85 .
II. of sound,crackly, καπυρὸν ψοφεῖν
Gal. 6.434
: metaph.,κ. γελάσαςlaughingloud,