cropping κουρά, Ion. κοτυλ-ρή,ἡ, (κείρω) A. croppingof the hair, τῶν τριχῶν τὴν κ. κείρεσθαι Hdt. 3.8 ; κουρᾶς δεῖσθαι Arist. PA 658b20 ; ἐν χρῷ κ. Diocl. Fr. 141 : freq. as a sign of mourning
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cropping κουρά, Ion. κοτυλ-ρή,ἡ, (κείρω) A. croppingof the hair, τῶν τριχῶν τὴν κ. κείρεσθαι Hdt. 3.8 ; κουρᾶς δεῖσθαι Arist. PA 658b20 ; ἐν χρῷ κ. Diocl. Fr. 141 : freq. as a sign of mourning
κορσ-όω , (cf. κουρά, κείρω ) = κείρειν , Hsch. ; cf. ἀεικορσώσασθαι, ἀκόρσωτον, ἀποκορσόομαι . κορσ-όω, (cf.κουρά, κείρω) A. = κείρειν , Hsch. ; cf.ἀεικορσώσασθαι, ἀκόρσωτον, ἀποκορσόομαι.
σύγκᾰσις , εως , ἡ ,= foreg., κούρα E. Alc. 410 (lyr.). σύγκᾰσις,εως,ἡ,= foreg., A. κούρα E. Alc. 410 (lyr.).
childless, without male heir ἄκουρος,ον, (κοῦρος) A. childless, without male heir, Od. 7.64 . II. (κουρά)unshaven, Ar. V. 476 , Lyc. 976 , Str. 10.3.6 .
with twisted diadem ἑλῐκοστέφᾰνος,ον, A. with twisted diadem, κούρα B. 8.62 .
dumb ἔλλοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, epith. of fish (exc.ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18 ), expld. as A. dumbby Hsch. (also byδασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather,scaly(cf.λεπίς): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς Hes.
beautiful-haired εὐέθειρα, fem.Adj. A. beautiful-haired, κούρα Anacr. 76 ; Ἶσις Sammelb. 4127.21 .
barber's shop κουρ-εῖον,τό, (κουρά) A. barber's shop, the lounging-place where news and scandal were picked up, καί τοι λόγος γ' ἦν . . πολὺς ἐπὶ τοῖσι κουρείοισι τῶν καθημένων Ar. Pl. 338 , cf. Av
take the tonsure κουρ-εύομαι, (κουρά) A. take the tonsure, i.e. enter a monastery, of a nun, Just. Nov. 134.10.1 ;have the hair cut, of four-year-old children, Sch. Nic. Al. 417 .
clip, shear κουρ-ίζω(B), (κείρω, κουρά) A. clip, shear,aor. 1 κούριξαν: ἀπεκειραν, Id.:— Pass. ,κυπάρισσος ἡ κουριζομένηwhich sproutswhen clipped, Thphr. HP 2.2.2 .
for cutting the hair κουρ-ικός,ή,όν, (κουρά) A. for cutting the hair, μάχαιραι Plu. Dio 9 : asSubst.,κουρικός(sc.δίφρος),ὁ,barber'schair, Sammelb. 4292 ; δίφρου τετραπόδου καὶ κουρικοῦ ξυλίνου POx
of, for cutting hair κούρ-ιμος,η,ον, alsoος,ον Agatho 3 , cf. 11.3 : (κουρά):— A. of, for cutting hair, σίδαρος E. Or. 966 (nisi cumκάραjungendum). II. Pass. ,shorn off, χαίτη A. Ch. 180 ; θρί
by the hair κουρ-ίξ,Adv., (κουρά) A. by the hair, ἔρυσάν τέ μιν εἴσω κουρίξ Od. 22.188 ; κ. ἑλκομένη A.R. 4.18 .
shears κουρ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, (κουρά) in pl.,μάχαιραι κουρίδες A. shears, Cratin. 37 . II. = κομμώτρια , title of plays by Antiphanes, Alexis, and Amphis , cf. Men. 1024 , Plb. 15.25.32 , POxy. 1489.9 (i
κούρη , Ion. for κόρη . κουρή , Ion. for κουρά . κούρη, Ion. forκόρη.κουρή, Ion. forκουρά.
keen as a razor, ξῠρ-ήκης,ες, (ἀκήA) A. keen as a razor, X. Cyn. 10.3 . II. Pass. ,close-shaven, κάρα E. Ph. [372] , El. 335 ;κουρᾷ ξυρήκειwithclosetonsure, Id. Alc. 427 . 2. =sq., Ael.Dion. F
mourning garments πένθ-ῐμος,ον, alsoη,ον D.S. 11.57 :—=foreg., A. δακρύων π. αἰδώς A. Supp. 579 (lyr.); κουρά E. Alc. 512 , Or. 458 ;π. πρέπεις ὁρᾶνprob. in Id. Supp. 1056 ; ἐσθής D.S. l. c.;
round about περιτρόχ-ᾰλος,ον, A. = περίτροχος : neut. pl. asAdv.,περιτρόχαλα κείρεσθαιto have one's hair clippedround about, Hdt. 3.8 , Plu. 2.261f ;κουρὰ π. Phot. s.v. σκάφιον .
with robe of gold, χρῡσό-πεπλος,ον, A. with robe of gold, κούρα Anacr. 76 ; Μναμοσύνα Pi. I. 6(5).75 ; Ἥρη B. 18.22 .
kṛṇā´ti κείρω,fut. A. κερῶ Pl. R. 471a , Ion. κερέω Il. 23.146 :aor. ἔκειρα Pi. P. 9.37 , E. Tr. 1173 , etc., Ep. ἔκερσα Il. 13.546 (ἀπο-, in tmesi), A. Supp. 666 (lyr.):pf. κέκαρκα Sam
κόρη , ἡ , orig. κόρϝα (v. infr. B), with κόρ-η even in Att. Prose and Trag. dialogue; Dor. and Aeol. κόρα , Ar. Lys. 1308 (lyr.), Alc. 14 , also Trag. in lyr. as A. Supp. 145 , S. OT 508 , E. Tr. 561
countryman, rustic ἀγρό-της,ου,ὁ, (ἀγρός) poet. word, A. countryman, rustic, ἀ. ἀνήρ E. Or. 1270 , cf. App.Anth. 4.20 ;πάροινος ἀ.ib. 5.57 . II. (ἄγρα)hunter, οἰωνοί . . οἷσί τε τέκνα ἀγρόται ἐξεί
engrave and set up publicly, ἀναγρᾰ́φ-ω, contr. ἀγγράφω IG 7.8 , Tab.Heracl. 1.126 : (v.γράφω):— A. engrave and set up publicly,of treaties, laws, and publicacts, τὰς ξυνθήκας ἐν στήλῃ λιθίνῃ Th.
Calliope, the beautiful-voiced Καλλῐόπη,ἡ, (ὄψ) A. Calliope, the beautiful-voiced, name of the Epic Muse, Hes. Th. 79 , h.Hom. 31.2 , Sapph. 82 , etc.;ἡμετέρη Κ. myMuse, Call. Aet. 3.1.77 :—alsoΚαλλι