1. an earthen vessel , Lat. testa, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. a tile or potsherd , especially the tablet used in voting (see. ὀστρακίζω); (Plato Philosophus) 3. a sort of earthenware castanet , (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. the hard shell of testaceous animals , as snails, muscles, tortoises, (Homeric Hymns) (ML)
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G8561 — ὄστρακον
ostrakon · a potsherd · Greek