φῑμ-ός, ὁ,
irregular plural φῑμά [[ “Anthologia Graeca” 6.312 (from Anyte)] Refs]:—any instrument for keeping the mouth closed:
__I muzzle, for dogs, calves, etc., φιμὸν περιτιθέναι τινί [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Vit.Auct.” 22, compare “Anthologia Graeca” [where cited], LXX.Sir.20.29. ] LXX+2nd c.AD+]
__I.2 gag: hence, silencing by a spell, [[ “Tab.Defix.Aud.” 25.13 (Curium, 3rd c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II nose-band of a horse's bridle, fitted with pipes, φ. δὲ συρίζουσι βάρβαρον βρόμον [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 463; πώλους.. φιμοῖσιν αὐλωτοῖσιν ἐστομωμένας [prev. author] “fragment” 326; ἐμβαλῶ φ. εἰς τὴν ῥῖνά σου LXX.Isa.37.29. ] LXX+4th c.BC+]
__III a kind of cup, used as a dice-box, [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.59, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 76, compare 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 7.203, 10.150. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV tightening, constriction by means of ropes, [[Apollod “Poliorc.” 161.1. ] Refs]
__V ={φίμωσις} 11.2, φ. τοὺς ἐν αἰδοίοις χαλᾷ [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.91, compare 1st c.AD: Andromachus Poeta Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 13.311] Refs 1st c.AD+]; imperforation of the anus, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Heliodorus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 44.20.72. (Connected with σφίγγω, σφιγμός by “Etymologicum Magnum” 795.21.) ] Refs 1st c.AD+]