τομαῖος
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
English (LSJ)
α, ον, also ος, ον E.Alc.101 (lyr.): (τομή):—
A cut, cut off, βόστρυχος, χαίτα (cf. τομή 1), A.Ch.168, E. l. c. II cut in pieces, ἄκος τ. cut or shredded ready for use, A.Ch.539, Supp. 268.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1127] 3, auch 2 Endgn, 1) schneidend. – 2) pass., abgeschnitten, zerschnitten, χαίτα τομαῖος, Eur. Alc. 101; βόστρυχος, Aesch. Ch. 166; ἄκος τομαῖον πημάτων 532, wie Suppl. 265 ἄκη τομαῖα καὶ λυτήρια, erinnert an τέμνειν φάρμακα, Mittel, die die Wunde schneiden, heilen, od. die abgeschnitten, fertig da sind.
