πομφόλυξ

English (LSJ)

ῠγος, ἡ (ὁ, ἡ, acc. to Gal.13.639): (πομφός):—

   A bubble, Hp.Aph.7.34, Pl.Ti.66b, 83d, Thphr.Metaph.15, etc.; πομφόλυγες are the constituent parts of ἀφρός, Arist.GA735b12.    II boss of a shield, = ὀμφαλός, Hsch.; as architectural ornament, IG12.373.254 (pl.).    III ornament for the head worn by women, Ar.Fr.320.13, IG22.1524.50.    IV zinc oxide, Dsc.5.75, Paul.Aeg.7.17.