‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; ointment for wrestlers, the place for wrestling, fr. khroy^n to wax over, fr. khro`s wax. ] 1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anc. Arch.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) The cere of birds. [ 1913 Webster ] |