λεπ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ, (λέπω)
epithelial debris, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
layer of the skull, [
Refs]; ᾠοῦ λ. egg-
shell, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
cup of a filbert, [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
coat of an onion, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2) collectively,
scales of fish, λεπίδος σιδηρέης ὄψιν ἰχθυοειδέος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of serpents, variant in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) of other things, λ. χαλκοῦ
flakes that fly from copper in hammering, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4)
plate of metal, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of gold and silver, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
5) λ. πρίονος
blade of a saw, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
6) λεπίδες (i.e. χιόνος) snow-
flakes, conjecture in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]