πομφόλυξ

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πομφός

A. bubble, Hp. Aph. 7.34, Pl. Ti. 66b, 83d, Thphr. Metaph. 15, etc.; πομφόλυγες are the constituent parts of ἀφρός, Arist. GA 735b12.
II. boss of a shield, = ὀμφαλός, Hsch.; as architectural ornament, IG 12.373.254 (pl.).
III. ornament for the head worn by women, Ar. Fr. 320.13, IG 22.1524.50.
IV. zinc oxide, Dsc. 5.75, Paul.Aeg. 7.17.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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