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στήμων (stēmōn) a warp ^G:N-M

στήμων,

Doric dialect στάμων [ᾱ] [Refs], ονος, ὁ: (ἵστημι, compare στῆσαι τὸν σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—the warp in the upright loom, στήμονι δ᾽ ἐν παύρῳ πολλὴν κρόκα μηρύσασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀκλώστους σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κρόκη καὶ σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ξύλων.. στήμονα ἐχόντων τοὺς κάλους laths with the cords as their warp (so as to form mats), [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 plural, in woodwork, uncertain meaning, of parts of a ceiling, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II thread, σ. ἔνης α [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στήμονος ἡμιμναῖον [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; φαντασίαι.. οἷον τριχῶν ἢ κρόκης ἢ στήμονος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. ἐξεσμένος, nickname of a very thin person, 'threadpaper', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; strand in torsion engine, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]