πίλησις
From LSJ
Γυναιξὶ πάσαις κόσμον ἡ σιγὴ φέρει → Decus affert omni mulieri silentium → Es bringt das Schweigen Zierde einer jeden Frau
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], εως, ἡ,
A compression of wool, felt, Pl.Lg.849c. II generally, compression, solidification, esp. of contraction by cold, Id.Ti.76c, cf. Xenoph. ap. Placit.3.4.4, Pl.Ti.58b, Thphr.CP5.8.3 (v.l. πιλώσει) ; compression of air, Ph.Bel.77.22 ; opp. ἐξάπλωσις, Ph.1.385 : pl., πιλήσεις ἀέρος Epicur.Ep.2p.44U., cf. Gal.Nat.Fac.1.3. III overloading of animals, Anon. ap. Suid.(pl.).
