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ζῶμα (ζώννυ_μι): (1) apron of leather or of felt,
extending from the flank to the upper part of the thigh, and serving
to protect the part of the body left exposed between the cuirass and
the greaves (see cut under Ἀχιλλεύς
also cut No. 12, the figure of Aenēas). —(2)
broad girdle around the waist of boxers, like that of
the tumbler in the adjoining cut, Il.
23.683.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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