shell
From LSJ
Τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα καὶ φρονεῖν νομίζομεν → Fortuna famam saepe dat prudentiae → Von dem der glücklich, glaubt man auch, dass er klar denkt
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
shell of an egg: V. ὄστρακον, τό (Aesch., Fragment), Ar. λεπίς, ἡ.
a white egg-shell: V. τεῦχος νεοσσῶν λευκόν (Eur., Helen 258).
having just come out of the shell: V. ἄρτι γυμνὸς ὀστράκων (Aesch., Fragment).
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 (Plato), P. and V. κύτος, τό.
shell fish: P. and V. ὄστρειον, τό (Aesch., Fragment), Ar. and P. κόγχη, ἡ (Xen.), V. μῦς, ὁ (Aesch., Fragment), κόγχος, ὁ (Aesch., Fragment).
