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A. round, spherical, opp. πλατύς, Hp. VM 22, Art. 61, Hdt. 2.92, Ar. Nu. 676,751, 1127, Pl. Phd. 97e, etc.; ἄτομοι ‐ώταται Epicur. Ep. 1p.21U.; λίθοι ς. pebbles, X. Eq. 4.4; ξύλα ς. unsquared logs of timber, opp. σχιστά and πελεκητά, Thphr. HP 5.5.6; of the sphere, ς. τὴν ὄψιν Hermipp. 4; of gourds, Epicr. 11.25 (anap.).

2. curved, τὸ ς., opp. τὸ εὐθύ, Pl. Men. 74d, cf. 75a; ς. καὶ προμήκη σχήματα Id. Ti. 73d; δίφροι ς. IG 5(1).1390.23 (Andania, i B.C.); πόλοι, of dowel-pins, ib.22.1675.11; ς. ἀνάτριψις,= ἐγκάρσιος ἀ., Gal. 6.93.

3. of persons, round, compactly formed, Xenarch. 4.8, cf. Pl. Smp. 189e; so of lions, opp. μακρός, Arist. HA 629b34 (Comp.); of dogs, σκέλη X. Cyn. 4.1.

4. of ships, ς. νῆες round, i.e. merchant-ships, as opp. to the long narrow warships (μακραὶ νῆες), Hdt. 1.163, cf. Th. 2.97; πλοῖον X. HG 5.1.21, D. 20.162.

b. of cups and vessels, Alex. 270, Men. 30.

5. of sail, rounded, full, App. BC 4.86.

II. metaph. of words and expressions, wellrounded, compact, terse, ς. ῥήματα Ar. Ach. 686; ς. ὀνόματα ἀποτετόρνευται Pl. Phdr. 234e, cf. Plu. 2.45a; λέξις D.H. Comp. 7 fin., Is. 3; αὐτοῦ τοῦ στόματος τὸ ς. his compactness, terseness of expression (of Euripides), Ar. Fr. 471. Adv. ‐λως, συστρέφειν τὰ νοήματα καὶ ς. ἐκφέρειν express neatly and tersely, D.H. Isoc. 11; προστιθεὶς τὸ διότι ‐ώτατα as tersely as possible, Arist. Rh. 1394b33.

2. Adv., ‐λως καὶ Ακωνικῶς βιωσομένους wishing to live closely, i.e. simply, economically, Plu. 2.157b.