κερᾱτ-ιον, τό,
diminutive of κέρας, small horn, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.73, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus cited in 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.977a. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 of the antennae of the κάραβος, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 526a7 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the hermit-crab,[[[prev. work] 529a27. ] Refs]
__3 in plural, curved ends of the womb [[compare (κεραία 11.7), [prev. work] 510b19. ] Refs]
__4 musical instrument, perhaps fife or clarionet, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 29.32, probably to be read instead of κεραμείου in 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 26.1.4, compare [prev. work] 1a. 2. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II carat, 1/1728 of a pound, [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.775, 2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 6.37, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “*Mens.” 60.21, 6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Nou.” 32.1] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; = Latin siliqua, [[ “OGI” 521.27 (Abydos, 5th-6th c.AD). ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
__III ={κερατωνία}, [[Colum. “Arbor.” 25. ] Refs]
__IV see at {κεράτια}.