phryganoptosis

[Gr. phruganon =a dry stick, and ptosis a falling.] [PTOSIS.]. Veg. Pathol.: A morbid disarticulation of vine shoots after a cold and cloudy summer. Phryg-i-an, a. & s. [See def.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to Phrygia, a country in Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants. ( Shakesp .: Troilus and Cre ida , iv. 5.) B. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: A native or inhabitant of Phrygia. 2. Ch. Hist.: The same as MON TANIST (q. v.). Phrygian-cap, s. The red cap of Liberty worn by the leaders of the first French Republic. It was similar in shape to those worn by the ancient Phrygians. Phrygian-mode, s . Anc . Music : One of the ecclesiastical modes or scales. It commenced on E, and differed from the modern E minor in having for its second degree F flat instead of F sharp. Phrygian-stone, s. An aluminous kind of stone, said by Dioscorides to be used by dyers.