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L / Lȳdē
noun

Lȳdē

gen. Lȳdēs · gender feminine
the wife of the poet Antimachus of Claros, who attempted to console himself for her death by an elegiac poem which he named Lyde •
the wife of the poet Antimachus of Claros, who attempted to console himself for her death by an elegiac poem which he named Lyde: Clario Lyde dilecta poëtae, Ov. Tr. 1, 6, 1.—
The name of a female quack-doctor •
The name of a female quack-doctor: turgida condīta pyxide Lyde, Juv. 2, 141.
Perseus ID: n27367 Key: Lyde