ῥαπ-τός, ή, όν,
stitched, patched, χιτών, κνημῖδες, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.228, 229 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν σκυταρίοις ῥ. [[ 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 18.6 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλοῖα boats made of hides sewn together, [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 7.4.1. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, strung together, continuous, ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ἀοιδοί [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 2.2 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ῥαψῳδός.
__II worked with the needle: hence ῥαπτά, τά, embroidered carpets, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.1.30 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥαπτὴ σφαῖρα a ball of divers colours, [[ Anthologia Graeca 12.44 (Glaucus Atheniensis Epigrammaticus). ] Refs]