Etymology

krobylos

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Today it means: An ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρωβύλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκρωβύλος
  2. English todaykrobylos

From Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

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