κερᾱ́τ-ιον,τό, Dim. of
κέρας,
A. small horn, D.S. 3.73 , Arist. ap. Plu. 2.977a .
2. of theantennaeof theκάραβος, Arist. HA 526a7 ; of the hermit-crab, ib. 529a27 .
3. in pl.,curved endsof the womb (cf. κεραία
11.7
), ib. 510b19 .
4. musical instrument, perh.fifeorclarionet, D.S. 29.32 , prob. forκεραμείουin Plb. 26.1.4 , cf. ib. 1a . 2 .
II. carat, 1 / 1728
of a pound, Dsc. ap. Gal. 19.775 , Archig. ap. Aët. 6.37 , Hero
*Mens.
60.21 , Just. Nou. 32.1 ;=Lat.siliqua, OGI 521.27 (Abydos,v/vi A.D.).
III.
= κερατωνία , Colum. Arbor. 25 .
IV.