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noun greek

postŏmis

gen. postŏmĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
perh. from πρόστομος
a barnacle; twitch; a drinking-cup
a barnacle, twitch, an instrument fixed upon the nostrils of unruly horses; hence, transf., a drinking-cup, from its being always at a tippler's nose (anteclass.), Lucil. ap. Non. 22, 27 (al. prostomides): postomis, ἐπιστομίς, Gloss. Lat. Gr.
Perseus ID: n37235 Key: postomis