λιγνύς,ύος , ἡ(parox. in Call. Fr. 1.57 P.),
A. thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire(such as is made by burning resinous substances, Arist. Mete. 387b6 , al.), ἱέντα . . διὰ στόμα λιγνὺν μέλαιναν
A. Th. 494
;στέροψ λ., of the fires seen by night on the two peaks of Parnassus, S. Ant. 1127 (lyr.); λ. σῶμα καταιθαλοῖ
Ar. Av. 1241
;λ. καὶ καπνόςId.
Lys. 319 ; λιγνὺς πρόσεδρος
S. Tr. 794
, expld. by Sch. of thesmokeof the altar hanging round Heracles: pl., αἱ φλόγες καὶ αἱ λ.
Plb. 34.11.18
, cf. Str. 6.2.11 .
2. soot,λ. ἐστι καπνώδης αἰθάληErot. s.v. γλῶσσαλιγνυώδης ; used medicinally, Dsc. 2.72 , Gal. 12.61 . [ῡ
Tryph. 322 ; butῠ
Call. l.c., and prob. in S. Ant. l.c.]