πλόκαμος

Ancient Greek

Also πλοχμός, Iliad 17.52.

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, to braid, knit).

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Noun

πλόκᾰμος • (plókamos) m (genitive πλοκᾰ́μου); second declension

  1. lock or braid of hair, tress
  2. (in the plural) locks, curling hair, especially of women
  3. (collectively) hair of the head
    Synonym: κόμη (kómē)

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