ταρσ-ός,
Attic dialect ταρρός, ὁ: also with irregular
plural ταρσά, τά, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]: (τέρσομαι):—
frame of wicker-work, crate, flat basket, for drying cheeses on, ταρσοὶ μὲν τυρῶν βρῖθον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally,
basket, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
mat of reeds, such as were built into brickwork to bind it together, ταρσοὶ καλάμων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. καλάμου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
mass of matted roots, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) of various broad flat surfaces, resembling a ταρσός [
Refs]
II.1) τ. ποδός
flat of the foot.
the part between the toes and the heel, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (but also,
palm of the hand, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]: generally,
foot, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.1.b)
palm of the hand, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.1.c)
ankle, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but distinguished from σφυρόν, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2) τοὺς τ. τῶν κωπέων
the rows of oars on the sides of ships, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so τοὺς τ. alone, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
sing.,
oar, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3) τ. πτερύγων
flat of the outstretched wing, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]:
absolutely,
wing, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]: of a peacock's
tail, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ταρσοί
feathers, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
II.4) τ. ὀδόντων the
row of teeth in a saw, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.5)
Pan's pipe, ταρσῷ Πὰν ὁ μελιζόμενος [
Refs]
II.6)
edge of the eyelid and its lashes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]