A.fine linen, in Hom. always pl., fine linen cloths, Od.7.107 ; of a woman's dress, “ἀργεννῇσι καλυψαμένη ὀθόνῃσιν” Il.3.141, cf. 18.595 ; “ὀθόναις ἐσταλμένος” Luc.DMort.3.2 : sg., a cloth, Act.Ap.10.11, 11.5, Gal.11.134, 6.795.
2. later, sails, “πνεύσεται εἰς ὀθόνας” AP12.53.8 (Mel.), cf. 10.5 (Thyill.) : sg., sail-cloth, sail, Luc.JTr.46, VH2.37.
3. in pl., of the membranes that enclose the pupil of the eye, Emp.84.8.
