fence with stakes driven in cross-wise, dress itself by crossing
fence with stakes driven in cross-wise: metaph. of a fly, χ. τοῖς προσθίοις σκέλεσι dress itself by crossing the forelegs, Arist. PA 683a30.
The corpus record
χᾰρᾰκ-ίζω
charakizo
fence with stakes driven in cross-wise
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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