μολύβδαινα: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[piece of lead]], used as the [[sink]] of a [[fishing-line]], <span class="bibl">Il.24.80</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[bullet]], μολύβδαινα [[χερμαδία]] <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Lex.</span>5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[plumb]] in a [[mason]]'s [[line]], <span class="bibl">Poll.7.125</span>, <span class="bibl">10.147</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> a [[metallic]] [[substance]], prob. [[sulphuret of lead]], [[galena]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>2.188</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>735b16</span>, Dsc.5.85, <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>34.173</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> a plant, [[Plumbago europaea]], ib. <span class="bibl">25.155</span>.</span>