cropping
κουρά, Ion.
κοτυλ-ρή,ἡ, (κείρω)
A. croppingof the hair, τῶν τριχῶν τὴν κ. κείρεσθαι
Hdt. 3.8
; κουρᾶς δεῖσθαι
Arist. PA 658b20
; ἐν χρῷ κ.
Diocl. Fr. 141
: freq. as a sign of mourning, κ. πενθίμῳ
E. Alc. 512
, Or. 458 ; κουραῖσι καὶ θρήνοισι
Id. Hel. 1054
; κουραῖς διατετιλμένης φόβην
S. Fr. 659.7
.
2. generally,cropping, lopping, δρυοτομικὴ καὶ κ. σύμπασα
Pl. Plt. 288d
; of animals that feed on grass, Arist. PA 693a17 .
3. shearingof sheep, Porph. Abst. 3.26 , PThead. 8.6
(iv A. D.).
II. that which is cut off:
1. lock of hair, A. Ch. 226 .
2. wool shorn, fleece,
PCair.Zen. 433.26 (pl.,iii B. C.); κουρᾷ κοσμοῦντα θρέμματα
Porph. Abst. 3.19
: pl.,κουρὰς προβάτων καὶ γάλα βοῶνib. 18 .
3. cut-off end, σφηνός
Ph. Bel. 67.12
; δοκῶν
Inscr.Délos 442
A 157
(ii B. C.);ἡ κάτω κ., of a rod, Hero Dioptr. 5 : in pl.,slipsof wood, Ph. Bel. 57.22 .
