λῐγῠρός · ligyros — LSJ
clear, shrill, which vent themselves in shrill wailings, clear, sweet, shrilly
clear, shrill, ὦρτο δὲ κῦμα πνοιῇ ὕπο λιγυρῇ Il. 23.215, cf. 5.526, 13.590; of a whip, 11.532, S. Aj. 242 (anap.); ἀκόνα (v. ἀκόνη) ; λιγυρὰ ἄχεα griefs which vent themselves in shrill wailings, E. Med. 205 (lyr.); also (like λιγύς), of a clear, sweet sound, as of the Sirens, λιγυρῇ θέλγουσιν ἀοιδῇ Od. 12.44; λιγυρὴν ἔντυνον ἀοιδήν ib. 183; of a bird, Il. 14.290; of locusts, Hes. Op. 583; λ. σύριγγες Id. Sc. 278: metaph., of poets, Id. Op. 659; ἀοιδά Theoc. 15.135, etc.: neut. pl. as Adv., λιγυρ
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metaph., συμβιῶναι . . ἥδιστος καὶ -ώτατος Isoc. Ep. 4.4.
II pliant, flexible
pliant, flexible, of dogs’ tails, X. Cyn. 4.1.