thigh
thigh
subs.
P. and V. μηρός, ὁ (Plat. Timae. 74e).
Thigh bones: Ar. and V. μηρία, τά.
subs.
P. and V. μηρός, ὁ (Plat. Timae. 74e).
Thigh bones: Ar. and V. μηρία, τά.
THIGH
femur: Thigh-bone os femoris.
femur: Thigh-bone os femoris.
thigh: fĕmur, ŏris or ĭnis, n. (no nom. femen occurs, though mentioned by Serv. and Prisc.): to chafe the t.s by riding, femora atterere equitatu, Plin. 28, 15, 61: to slap the t. (by way of emphasis), f. percutere, Cic. Brut. 80, 278: the t.-bones, femina, Cels. 8, 1, ad fin.: more exactly, the t.-bone is os femoris, id. ib. [N.B.--There seems no sufficient ground for the distinction of feminis, etc., as the outer t., from femoris the inner t.]
thigh
Thighs
- of victims burnt in sacrifice: Paus. 1.24.2, Paus. 2.10.1, 5, Paus. 2.11.7, Paus. 3.9.4, Paus. 5.13.8, 9, Paus. 5.14.2, Paus. 8.38.8
- images of Athena and Herakles with bandages on their thighs: Paus. 8.28.6, Paus. 8.53.9