κιγκλίς

A. latticed gates in the δικαστήριον or βουλευτήριον, by which the δικασταί or βουλευταί were admitted to pass through the δρύφακτοι or bar, Ar. Eq. 641, V. 124: metaph., ῥητορεία κιγκλίδων ἐπιδέουσα καὶ βήματος requiring the practice of the bar and the assembly, Plu. 2.975c: sg., Lib. Or. 12.38; ἐντὸς τῆς κ. διατρίβειν live in court, Luc. Merc.Cond. 21; αἱ διαλεκτικαὶ κ. logical quibbles, behind which one ensconces oneself, Jul. Caes. 330c.

2. any latticed gates, IG 22.1668.65 (sg.), 3.162 pl.).

II. later, = δρύφακτοι, Plu. Caes. 68: sg., Id. Galb. 14.

III. prob. = Lat. fidiculae, an instrument of torture, Id. Luc. 20.