shell
From LSJ
Μαστιγίας ἔγχαλκος, ἀφόρητον κακόν → Pecuniosus verbero, malum maximum → Ein reicher Taugenichts, wie unerträglich schlimm
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Shell of an egg: V. ὄστρακον, τό (Aesch., Frag.), Ar. λεπίς, ἡ.
A white egg-shell: V. τεῦχος νεοσσῶν λευκόν (Eur., Hel. 258).
Having just come out of the shell: V. ἄρτι γυμνὸς ὀστράκων (Aesch., Frag.).
Of a tortoise: Ar. δέρμα, τό.
Of a fish: P. and V. ὄστρειον, τό.
Husk: Ar. and P. λέμμα, τό; see husk.
Shell trumpet: V. κόχλος, ὁ.
Met., cover, case: Ar. and P. ἔλυτρον, τό (Plat.), P. and V. κύτος, τό.
Shell fish: P. and V. ὄστρειον, τό (Aesch., Frag.), Ar. and P. κόγχη, ἡ (Xen.), V. μῦς, ὁ (Aesch., Frag.), κόγχος, ὁ (Aesch., Frag.).
