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Orthography ID = 2008305
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LNS
canthus, canthī
canthus
κάνθος
noun (m., 3
rd
Greek declension)
the iron ring around a carriage-wheel, the tire
a wheel
Abbreviations
canthus, i, m.
, = κάνθος; lit. the iron ring around a carriage-wheel, the tire, Quint. 1, 5, 88, where it is considered as barbarian (African or Spanish).
—Hence, Meton. (pars pro toto), a wheel, Pers. 5, 71.
