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1. (sc. κύκλος) the milky way, D.S. 5.23, Luc. VH 1.16, Man. 2.116, etc.; in full, γ. κύκλος Placit. 2.7.1, Sallust. 4.
II. (sc. λίθος) = λίθος μόροχθος, tailor's chalk, Dsc. 5.134.
III. = γαλεός 1, Gal. 6.727 (v.l. γαλεξ‐).
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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