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grāmĭae

rheum in the eye

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What it meant

1. gramiae — de Vaan

gramiae 'rheum in the eye' [f pi. a] (PL+; PL gramae) Derivatives: grammdsus 'rheumy* (Caecil.), IE cognates: RuCS grbmezdb 'pus in the eyes', SCr. krmelj, krmelj 'fester in the corners of the eyes'; OIc. kramr [adj.] 'damp', Go. qrammipa 'moisture' (if for *krammipay EM suggest that the original noun was *gramma. The meaning and form of Latin and Slavic are remarkably close; the appurtenance of Gm. is semantically … — [de Vaan, s.v. gramiae, p. 284]

2. grāmĭae — Lewis & Short

grāmĭae, ārum, f.from gla/mh,

I a viscous humor, rheum, that collects in the corners of the eyes, Plin. 25, 13, 96, § 155; cf.: gramiae oculorum sunt vitia, quas alii glamas vocant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll. N. cr.; cf. Non. 119, 18, and v. gramiosus.

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