covering
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
substantive
Ar. and V. κάλυμμα, τό, Ar. ἐγκάλυμμος, ὁ.
that which gives shelter: P. στέγασμα, τό.
cloth spread as a covering: Ar. and P. στρώματα, τά.
covering of earth: V. περιβολαὶ χθονός.
in same sense use V. περιπτυχαί, αἱ, περίπτυγμα, τό.
covering of flesh: V. σαρκὸς ἔνδυτα, τά.
