| |Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[membrane that encloses the foetus]] in the womb, [[afterbirth]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Nat.Puer.</span>16</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>562a6</span>, Dsc.3.150, <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span>15.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Ruf.<span class="title">Onom.</span>230</span>, <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Marc.</span>32</span>, etc.; certain animals are said to eat it, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>611a18</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>175</span>; cf. [[ἀμνίον]] <span class="bibl">1.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[membrane round the inside of the egg]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>754a1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[any intestinal membrane]]: hence in plural <b class="b3">χόρια, τά,</b> [[a dish made by stuffing it with honey and milk]], [[haggis]], <span class="bibl">Cratin.326</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Fr.</span>569.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex.172.17</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.9.19</span>, ubi v. Sch.—It is uncertain to which of these senses is to be referred the [[proverb|prov.]] <b class="b3">χαλεπὸν χορίω κύνα γεῦσαι</b> 'don't let a dog taste blood', <span class="bibl">Theoc.10.11</span>.</span> | | |Definition=τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[membrane that encloses the foetus]] in the womb, [[afterbirth]], Hp.''Nat.Puer.''16, Arist.''HA''562a6, Dsc.3.150, Gal.''UP''15.4, Ruf.''Onom.''230, Porph.''Marc.''32, etc.; certain animals are said to eat it, Arist.''HA''611a18, [[Theophrastus]] ''Fragmenta'' 175; cf. [[ἀμνίον]] 1.2.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[membrane round the inside of the egg]], Arist.''GA''754a1.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[any intestinal membrane]]: hence in plural [[χόρια]], τά, [[a dish made by stuffing it with honey and milk]], [[haggis]], Cratin.326, Ar.''Fr.''569.4, Alex.172.17, Theoc.9.19, ubi v. Sch.—It is uncertain to which of these senses is to be referred the [[proverb|prov.]] <b class="b3">χαλεπὸν χορίω κύνα γεῦσαι</b> 'don't let a dog taste blood', Theoc.10.11. |
