- θερμαστρίς
- θερμαστρίς or [full] θέρμαστρις (Hsch.), ἡ, IG22.1414.42; acc. θερμαστριν RousselA Cultes Égyptiens 220 (Delos, ii B.C.); gen.
θερμαστρίδος Arist.Mech.854a24
: acc. pl.θερμάστρεις LXX 3 Ki.7.26(40)
,31(45): for forms with -αυστρ- v. infr.:—tongs used by smiths to take hold of hot metal, Hsch.: generally, pincers, pliers, Arist.l.c.2 metaph., a violent dance, in which the legs were crossed tong-fashion, Poll.4.102, Ath.14.630a, Hsch. (θερμαυστρίς codd. Poll., θαυυαστρεις cod. A Ath.,θέρμαστρις Hsch.
); cf. θερμαυστρίζω.II spike, clamp, Ath.Mech.34.4.III = θερμαντήρ, τὰς θερμάστρεις LXX Il.cc.; θερμαυστρίς andθερμαστρίς Poll.10.66
; acc. θέρμαυστριν (prob. in this signf.) Eup.228: in IG and Roussel Il. cc. the signf. may be 1.1 or 111. (In signf. 1 prob. fr. θερμός, αὔω (A), cf. ἐξ-αύω: but the origin of signf. 111 and the form -αστρ- is not clear.)
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