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λ64Λακωνικαὶ κλεῖδεςLakonian keys, Laconian keys… they are famous. "For the husbands now carry secret keys, most ill-natured ones, certain Lakonian ones, with [three] teeth. So previously it was possible, for women who had had a three-obol seal-ring made, to …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ325Λευκὴ στάθμηwhite measuring-line… for making a mark on surfaces that are not white, most commentators take it as referring to a bare line, untreated with the customary red or black powder (cf. Moeris 202.24; scholion to Homer, …Matched in noteshighshort
λ768Λύγδιναmarble-white… white marble (cf. pi 643 and pi 644) was the most famous sculpting stone in antiquity, renowned for its purity and whiteness; cf. Gow and Page (vol. II, 140) and Blümner (31-34). [3] Babrius, …Matched in noteshighshort
λ793Λυκάβαςtwelvemonth, lykabas, lycabas, lukabas, light-course, wolf-gang… Odyssey: 14.161 (web address 1) and 19.306 (web address 2). Most if not all of the material in the entry derives from commentary on these passages, and focuses on explaining the etymology of the …Matched in noteshighshort