- ξύω
- to scrape
- 1. to scrape, plane, smooth or polish , [8th/7th c.BC]: metaph., ξῦσαι ἀπὸ γῆρας to scrape off, get rid of old age, [7th/6th c.BC]:—; Mid., παλτὸν ξύσασθαι to shape oneself a javelin-shaft, [5th/4th c.BC]
2. to make smooth, work delicately , [8th/7th c.BC] (ML)