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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ, ἡ)
1 ambre jaune, succin;
2 or.
Étymologie: R. Ἀλκ, briller.