κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plato); see reduce.
lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.
Opposed to, thick, close: P. μανός.
