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[372] τρυφαλείης: properly an adj., sc. “κόρυθος”. Generally explained as = having a peak pierced for the eyes, a sort of fixed vizor. But the quantity of “τρυ^” is against this. The word may possibly = “τετράφαλος”, from “τ”(“ε”)“τρυ” = quadru-, cf. “τράπεζα” for “τετράπεζα”.

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