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κάρφος

Alt. κάρφος, εος,

"a dry stalk", Lat. palea, stipula, a chip of wood, Ar.: in pl. "the dry sticks" of cinnamon, Hdt.; "dry twigs, chips, straws, bits of wool", such as birds make nests of, Ar.

Etym. from ΚΆΡΦΩ