limed twig
limed twig, acc. -ῖδα (perh. metri gr.) AP 10.11 (Satyr.).
2 case for a writing-reed, pen-case, pen
case for a writing-reed, pen-case, Poll. 10.59, Hsch.; pen (?), Phld. Po. 2.41.
3 toothpick, toothbrush, quills, splints
toothpick or toothbrush, Dsc. 1.70; = κάλαμος II.7, Id. Eup. 1.60, Paul.Aeg. 6.24; also of quills used as splints for broken noses, ib. 91.
4
= κάλαμος II.8, Poll. 5.96, Hsch.
5 reeds put in layers, bundles
pl., καλαμίδες (sic AB 269), αἱ, reeds put in layers to strengthen buildings, IG ΙΙ(2).144A 61, 62 (Delos, iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos 366 A 36 (iii B.C.), IG 2(2).1672.64, cf. AB l.c.; also, bundles, ibid.
6
at Cerynea, = καλαμαία, Hsch.