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κροκωτός

κροκωτός, (adj) saffron-dyed, saffron-coloured; (n) a saffron-colored robe

κροκ-ωτός, ή, όν,
  • saffron-dyed, saffron-coloured, Pi. N. 1.38.
      • 2 as Subst., κροκωτός (sc. χιτών), ὁ, saffron-coloured robe, worn by women on special occasions, Ar. Th. 138, Ec. 879; as an offering in temples, IG 1(2).386.22, 2(2).1514.60, 62; worn by Dionysus (or at his festivals) over the χιτών, Cratin. 38, Ar. Ra. 46; by effeminate men, παρθένος δʼ εἶναι δοκεῖ φορῶν κροκωτούς (prob. for κροσ-) Arar. 4, cf. Callix. 2, Duris 12 J., etc.: neut. pl. κροκωτά (sc. ἱμάτια) v.l. in Ar. Lys. 44.

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