cream
From LSJ
τά γε μὰν λίνα πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν → but all the thread granted him by the Fates had run out
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. τὸ ἐφιστάμενον (Herodotus 4, 2).
Met., the best part: P. and V. ἄνθος, τό, V. λώτισμα, τό.
skim the cream of, v.: Met., V. λωτίζεσθαι (acc.), ἀκροθινιάζεσθαι (acc.), ἀπολωτίζειν (acc.).
