κύᾰνος[ῠ], ὁ(laterἡ,v.infr. 1.3 , 7 ),
A. dark-blue enamel, esp. used to adorn armour, δέκα οἶμοι μέλανος κυάνοιο
Il. 11.24
, cf. 35 ; πτύχες κυάνου
Hes. Sc. 143
; alsoθριγκὸς κυάνοιο, of a cornice, Od. 7.87 ; so perh. in IG 12.367.7 , 42(1).102.244 (Epid.).
2. lapis lazuli,κ. αὐτοφυής(opp.σκευαστός) Thphr. Lap. 39 , al., Dsc. 5.91 , etc. (perh. also in Pl. Phd. 113c );κ. ἄρρην, θῆλυς, Thphr. Lap. 31 : also an imitation made in Egypt, ib. 55 .
3. blue copper carbonate, Hp. Cord. 2 , Gal. 12.233 (ὁandἡ), Luc. Lex. 22 ; βαπτὴ κ.
AP 6.229
( Crin. ).
4. blue cornflower, Plin. HN 21.68 .
5. a bird, perh.blue thrush, Turdus cyanus, Arist. HA 617a23 , Ael. NA 4.59 .
6. sea-water, Hsch.
7. fem.,the colour blue, Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 162.4 .