A.draw up, furl, “ἱστία μηρύσαντο” Od.12.170, cf. A.R.4.889; ναῦται δ᾽ ἐμηρύσαντο νηὸς ἰσχάδα drew up the anchor, S.Fr.761; “μηρύεσθαι ἀπὸ βυθῶν” Opp.C.1.50; μ. πείσματα, σχοίνους, AP10.2 (Antip. Sid.); wind up the strands of a torsion-engine, HeroBel.98.10, AP10.5 (Thyill.); draw out phlegm, Aret.SA1.5.
2. in weaving, κρόκα ἐν στήμονι μηρύσασθαι weave the woof into the warp, Hes.Op.538.
b. wind off thread, LXX Pr.31.13, Luc.Herm.47.
3. in Med., μαρύεται περὶ χείλη κισσός ivy draws itself, winds round the edge, Theoc.1.29.