πομφόλυξ,ῠγος , ἡ(ὁ,ἡ, acc. to Gal. 13.639 ): (πομφός):—
A. bubble,
Hp. Aph. 7.34 , Pl. Ti. 66b , 83d , Thphr. Metaph. 15 , etc.;πομφόλυγεςare the constituent parts ofἀφρός,
Arist. GA 735b12 .
II. boss of a shield,
= ὀμφαλός , Hsch. ; as architectural ornament, IG 12.373.254 (pl.).
III. ornament for the headworn by women, Ar. Fr. 320.13 , IG 22.1524.50 .
IV. zinc oxide,
Dsc. 5.75 , Paul.Aeg. 7.17 .