The corpus record

μάχλ-ος

machlos

lewd, lustful

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Where it lives

Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
Works and Days 1 · 1.73/10k

What it meant — LSJ

lewd, lustful

lewd, lustful, of women (λάγνος (q. v.) being used of men), μαχλόταται δὲ γυναῖκες Hes. Op. 586, cf. Ephor. 96 J.; μ. ἐς ἄνδρας Aeschrio 8.6, cf. Ach.Tat. 8.1; of a man, Luc. Alex. 11; of Ἡδονή personified, Ph. 2.267.

2 wanton, luxuriant

metaph., wanton, luxuriant, ἄμπελος A. Fr. 325.

b wanton, insolent

wanton, insolent, Ἄρης Id. Supp. 636 (lyr.).

In the wild

μάχλον · machlon Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 633–642
μαχλόταται · machlotatai Works and Days 582–587

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.

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