χλιδάω

English (LSJ)

poet. Verb,

   A to be soft or delicate, χλιδῶσα μολπά Pi.O.10(11).84; χλιδῶν πλόκαμος A.Fr.313: but mostly in bad sense, live delicately or luxuriously, Ar.Lys.640 (troch.); rare in Prose, χ. κατὰ τὴν δίαιταν Arr.An.5.4.4: c. dat., revel in, τοῖς παροῦσι πράγμασι A.Pr.971; πλούτῳ E.Fr. 986; πώγωνι S.Ichn.358; χ. ἐπί τινι to pride oneself upon a thing, δῶρ' ἐφ' οἷσι νῦν χλιδᾷς Id.El.360: abs., show insolence, A.Supp.833 (lyr., s. v. l.).