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[80] “χυτλώσαιτο. χύτλον”, related to “χυτός” as “φύτλη” to “φυτόν”, is properly anything ‘poured.’ Its technical sense is a mixture of oil and water called “ὑδρέλαιον” Dioscor. 2. 10, etc., used by bathers. χυτλοῦσθαι thus comprehends both processes of bathing and anointing, described inf. 96 foll. The ancients used alkali (“κονία”) only in place of soap; so that the addition of oil to the water would naturally make a true soap in the process of washing.

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