κουρά,
Ionic dialect κορή, ἡ, (κείρω) cropping of the hair, τῶν τριχῶν τὴν κ. κείρεσθαι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.8; κουρᾶς δεῖσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 658b20; ἐν χρῷ κ. Diocl. fragment 141 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently as a sign of mourning, κ. πενθίμῳ [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 512, “Or.” 458; κουραῖσι καὶ θρήνοισι [prev. author] “Hel.” 1054; κουραῖς διατετιλμένης φόβην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 659.7. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 generally, cropping, lopping, δρυοτομικὴ καὶ κ. σύμπασα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 288d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals that feed on grass, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 693a17. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 shearing of sheep, [[ 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 3.26, “PThead.” 8.6 (4th c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II that which is cut off:
__II.1 lock of hair, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 226. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 wool shorn, fleece, [[ 3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri du Caire 433.26 (_plural_, 3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κουρᾷ κοσμοῦντα 1.67: absolutely, of one's own state, [[ Abst. 3.19: _plural_, κουρὰς προβάτων καὶ γάλα βοῶν [prev. work] 18. ] Refs]
__II.3 cut-off end, σφηνός [[ 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 67.12; δοκῶν “Inscription Délos” 442 A 157 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἡ κάτω κ., of a rod, [[ 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Dioptra” 5 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: in plural, slips of wood, [[ 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 57.22. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]