κεραία
Alt. κεραία, ἡ,
Etym. κέρας
I. "any thing projecting like a horn; a yard-arm", (as Lat. cornua antennarum), Aesch., Thuc., etc.
2. "the projecting beam" of a crane, Thuc.
3. "a branching stake of wood", Plut.:— "of the forked ends of the ancilia", id=Plut.
4. "the apex" of a letter, "a dot, tittle", NTest.
5. "the projecting spur" of a mountain, Anth.
II. "a bow of horn", id=Anth.