ξυστός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • shaved, whittled with a knife or plane
  • scraped, shredded, grated
  • trimmed, cropped with scissors

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ξύω (scrape, shave, scratch, plane, smooth) root from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (comb, scratch, scrape, card, cut, separate, cut off).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kes-

Gloss

comb, scratch, scrape, card, cut, separate, cut off

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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