πτέρωσις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[plumage]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>94</span>,<span class="bibl">97</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπολαμβάνειν τὴν π</b>., opp. [[πτερορρυεῖν]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>564b2</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">601b6</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PA</span>642b24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[feathering]] of arrows, Aen. Tact.<span class="bibl">31.27</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> pl., names of parts of surgical machines, <span class="bibl">Orib. 49.4.9</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> metaph., <b class="b3">λόγων πτέρωσις</b> (cf. πτερόεις <span class="bibl">11</span>) <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Ep.</span> 193</span>.</span>