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noun greek

mēlōta

gen. mēlōtae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
or , , , = μηλωτή
a sheepskin •
a sheepskin (with the wool on): circumierunt in melotis, in pellibus caprinis, Vulg. Heb. 11, 37; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 4, 76. —Collat. form, mēlōtes, Isid. 19, 24, 19; and mēlōtis, idis, f., Ambros. Ep. 15, 9.
Perseus ID: n28571 Key: melota