condylus

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κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

condylus: (‡ condŭlus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 14 Müll.), i, m., = κόνδυλος>. *
I The knob or knuckle of a joint; esp. plur., the fist: complicatis in condylos digitis, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.—*
II (A joint of a reed; hence meton.) A reed, Mart. 5, 78, 30 dub.—*
III = anulus, Paul. ex Fest. l. l.