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χηλή (chēlē) a claw ^G:N-F

χηλή-ή,

Doric dialect χᾱλά, ἡ, horse's hoof, [χηλήαργός. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 of oxen and the like, cloven hoof, χηλήαὶ ποδῶν [χηλήὰς ἔχει 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 499b9, compare “PA” 655b4, 663a29 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; of Chimaera, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 crab's claw, [χηλήῇ καθάπερ οἱ καρκίνοι [prev. author] “HA” 590b25: hence, ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3.b Astron., Χηλαί, αἱ, the claws of the Scorpion, i.e. the constellation Libra, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 poetry plural, talons of a bird, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Sphinx, [Refs]; of a wolf's claws, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II breakwater, formed of stones laid at the base of a sea-wall, mostly in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 spur of a mountain or ridge of rocks answering a like purpose, χ. γὰρ τοῦ Πειραιῶς ἡ Ἠετιωνεια [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III of various cloven or hooked implements:
__III.1 in surgery, forked probe, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 notch of an arrow, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] see at {γλυφίδες}; but also (plural) the claws composing the hook (χείρ), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also the claws or arms of the σκορπίος see, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III.3 rims of the eyelids, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.4 crack in the heels or other parts, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.5 net, plait, [χηλήευτὰ κράνη}. ">Refs 5th c.AD+]