for dyeing
for dyeing, χρώματα Sch. Lyc. 1138.
II suited for gilding, silvering, more suited for a wash
suited for gilding or silvering, opp. σμηκτικός, Ps.-Democr.Alch. p.47 B.: Comp., more suited for a wash, Zos.Alch. p.129B.
The corpus record
βαπτ-ικός
baptikos
for dyeing
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.