The headword is an epic dialect form of the dative plural of qa/los, apparently extracted from the first quotation given (which is the only non-lexicographical appearance of this form), although in the quotation the word has the nu-moveable at the end, which the headword lacks; cf. Hesychius theta32, on which see further, next note.
[1] According to Adler, one manuscript (Vossianus Fol. 2) reads trofai=s (meaning 'ways of education' or 'means of rearing') in place of trufai=s ('luxuries'). This alternative fits the context of the following citation from Callimachus — note his use of the same root in a)ne/trefon. However, the majority reading trufai=s should probably be preferred, as it too fits the context, and is similar in meaning to the different glosses offered by Hesychius theta32: pio/thti ('with richness'), lipari/ais ('with excesses').
[2] cf. theta 30.
[3] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 48 Hollis (337 Pfeiffer + 287 Lloyd-Jones/Parsons).
[4] Greek Anthology 6.292.3 (Hedylus); cf. alpha 1539. Here the word appears in the nominative singular. On this epigram, Niconoe's dedication to Priapus for her beauty competition victory, see Gow and Page (vol. I, 100); (vol. II, 289-290); and further extracts at alpha 1357, kappa 241, lambda 63, lambda 468, mu 1136, and pi 2936. It is unexpected that Niconoe, a young woman, would make her tribute to Priapus, but see alpha 1357 note.
[5] This addendum explains that qa/los in the epigram just quoted means 'offshoot' (or 'offspring'), i.e. child. Both this and the previous quotation use qa/los in a metaphorical sense, though not in the same sense.