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|Definition=Ion. [[κορή]], ἡ, ([[κείρω]])<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[cropping]] of the [[hair]], τῶν τριχῶν τὴν κ. [[κείρεσθαι]] Hdt.3.8; κουρᾶς δεῖσθαι [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[De Partibus Animalium|PA]]''658b20; ἐν χρῷ κ. Diocl. Fr.141: freq. as a sign of mourning, κ. πενθίμῳ E.''Alc.''512, ''Or.''458; κουραῖσι καὶ θρήνοισι Id.''Hel.''1054; κουραῖς διατετιλμένης φόβην S.''Fr.'' 659.7.<br><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[cropping]], [[lopping]], δρυοτομικὴ καὶ κ. σύμπασα [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Politicus|Plt.]]'' 288d; of animals that feed on grass, [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[De Partibus Animalium|PA]]''693a17.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[shearing]] of sheep, Porph.''Abst.''3.26, ''PThead.''8.6 (iv A. D.).<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[that which is cut off]]:<br><span class="bld">1</span> [[lock of hair]], A.''Ch.''226.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[wool shorn]], [[fleece]], PCair.Zen.433.26 (pl., iii B. C.); κουρᾷ κοσμοῦντα θρέμματα Porph.''Abst.''3.19: pl., <b class="b3">κουρὰς προβάτων καὶ γάλα βοῶν</b> ib.18.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[cut-off end]], σφηνός Ph.''Bel.''67.12; δοκῶν ''Inscr.Délos''442''A''157 (ii B. C.); <b class="b3">ἡ κάτω κ.</b>, of a rod, Hero ''Dioptr.''5: in plural, [[slip]]s of [[wood]], Ph. ''Bel.''57.22.