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[179] ἔξυσε, scraped, so as to produce either a smooth surface or a nap (like the fuller). The final operation seems to stand for the entire process of manufacture. Compare Attic “ξυστίς”, used of fine cloth. ἀσκ́ησασα, with cunning handicraft, as 4.110, 14.240, Od. 3.438. τίθει by its position seems to imply that the decoration was done when the manufacture was completed, i.e. by embroidery.

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