σπάρτον
τό
A.
rope, cable, Il. 2.135, Hdt. 5.16; of bedstead-cords, Th. 4.48.
2.
measuring cord, Call. Fr. 158.
3.
= λίνον 1.1, thread, Aen.Tact. 18.17,19.
II.
= σπαρτίον 11, Arist. Mech. 849b23,35.
III.
= σπάρτος 1, Id. HA 627a9.
IV.
esparto, Stipa tenacissima, Liv. 22.20.6, Plin. HN 19.26,24.65. (In signf. 1.1 not from σπάρτος 1.1 acc. to Varro ap.Gell. 17.3.4, cf. Plin. HN 24.65.)