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1 Studded
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Studded
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2 Nail
subs.On the hand or foot: P. and V. ὄνυξ, ὁ.Rivet: P. and V. γόμφος, ὁ (Plat., Tim. 43A).Peg for hanging things: Ar. and V. πάσσαλος, ὁ (Eur., Heracl. 698).Studded with nails, adj.: V. εὔγομφος.——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Nail
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