καλαμίς

A. limed twig, acc. ‐ῖδα (perh. metri gr.) AP 10.11 (Satyr.).

2. case for a writing-reed, pen-case, Poll. 10.59, Hsch.; pen(?), Phld. Po. 2.41.

3. toothpick or toothbrush, Dsc. 1.70; = κάλαμος 11.7, Id. Eup. 1.60, Paul.Aeg. 6.24; also of quills used as splints for broken noses, ib.91.

4. = κάλαμος 11.8, Poll. 5.96, Hsch.

5. pl., καλαμίδες (sic AB 269), αἱ, reeds put in layers to strengthen buildings, IG 11(2).144 A 61, 62 (Delos, iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos 366 A 36 (iii B.C.), IG 22.1672.64, cf. ABl.c.; also, bundles, ibid.

6. at Cerynea, = καλαμαία, Hsch.