Search results for xi,5 in Adler number:
Headword: Ξανθίζεσθαι Adler number: xi,5 Translated headword: to brown, to make xanthos Vetting Status: high Translation:
To adorn one's hair.
Greek Original:
Ξανθίζεσθαι: κοσμεῖσθαι τὰς τρίχας.
Notes:
Similarly glossed in othe lexica.
For the colour xanthos see xi 3. It and its cognates were very frequently applied to hair, whether human or animal: see LSJ s.v.
David Whitehead (added headword and note) on 23 May 2001@09:03:07. David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 22 February 2007@06:27:43.
