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1 Battlements
subs.P. and V. ἐπάλξεις, αἱ, P. παραφράγματα, τά, V. κρήδεμνα, τά, θωρακεῖα, τά.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Battlements
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2 Embattled
adj.Furnished with battlements: Ar. and V. καλλίπυργος.Armed: V. ἔνοπλος, τευχεσφόρος, P. and V. ὡπλισμένος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Embattled
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3 Form
subs.Shape: P. and V. εἶδος, τό, ἰδέα, ἡ, μορφή, ἡ (Plat.), σχῆμα, τό, σχέσις, ἡ, τύπος, ὁ, φύσις, ἡ. V. μόρφωμα, τό.Fashion: P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ, σχῆμα, τό, σχέσις, ἡ, εἶδος, τό, ἰδέα, ἡ.Kind: P. and V. γένος, τό, εἶδος, τό, ἰδέα, ἡ.Every conceivable form of death: P. ἰδέα πᾶσα ὀλέθρου (Thuc. 7, 29).Appearance: P. and V. ὄψις, ἡ. V. πρόσοψις, ἡ.Apparition: P. and V. φάσμα, τό, εἰκών, ἡ, εἴδωλον, τό, φάντασμα, τό, V. σκιά, ἡ, ὄψις, ἡ, δόκησις, ἡ.Form of government: P. κόσμος πολιτείας, ὁ, or τάξις πολιτείας, ἡ.Inspiration is a form of madness: P. μανία τις ὁ ἐνθουσιασμός.According to the usual forms: P. κατὰ τὰ νομιζόμενα.Seat, bench: P. and V. βάθρον, τό.——————v. trans.The houses of the suburb being supplied with battlements themselves formed a defence: P. αἱ οἰκίαι τοῦ προαστείου ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσαι αὐταὶ ὑπῆρχον ἔρυμα (Thuc. 4, 69).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Form
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4 Interval
subs.P. διάλειμμα, τό, διάστημα, τό.Intervening space between two armies: V. μεταίχμιον, τό, or pl.Stand at intervals, v.: P. διαλείπειν, διίστασθαι.At intervals of (for space or time): P. διά (gen.).At long intervals (of space or time): P. διὰ πολλοῦ.At short intervals (of space or time): P. διʼ ὀλίγου.After an interval (of time): P. and V. διὰ χρόνου, P. χρόνου διελθόντος.After a long interval: Ar. διὰ πολλοῦ χρόνου.After an interval of two or three years: P. διελθόντων ἐτῶν δύο καὶ τριῶν.After a moment's interval I go to law: Ar. ἀκαρῆ διαλιπὼν δικάζομαι (Nub. 496).There is no special season which he leaves as an interval: P. οὐδʼ ἐστὶν ἐξαίρετος ὥρα τις ἣν διαλείπει (Dem. 124).They set out with a considerable interval between each man and his neighbour: P. διέχοντες πολὺ ᾖσαν (Thuc. 3. 22).He placed the merchantmen at intervals of about two hundred feet from one another: P. διαλιπούσας τὰς ὁλκάδας ὅσον δύο πλέθρα ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων κατέστησεν (Thuc. 7, 38).At intervals of ten battlements there were large towers: P. διὰ δέκα ἐπάλξεων πύργοι ἦσαν μεγάλοι (Thuc. 3, 21).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Interval
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5 Rampart
subs.Mound: P. and V. χῶμα, τό, P. χοῦς, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rampart
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6 Towering
adj.In a towering passion: use adj., P. περιοργής.Towering to the stars: V. ἀστρογείτων.So that they left in flight the towering steep of the battlements: V. ὥστʼ ἐπάλξεων λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας (Eur., Phoen. 1167).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Towering
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