α4705Ἄχναι
foam, down
[Meaning] light chaff or impurities. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "sea's foam", [meaning] the lightest part of the water, the froth of the sea. In the Epigrams: "a fragrant quince clothed with soft down." Also [sc.…
Ἄχναι· λεπτὰ ἄχυρα ἢ ἀκαθαρσίαι. καὶ Ἄχνη ἁλός, τὸ λεπτότατον τοῦ ὕδατος, ὁ ἀφρὸς τῆς θαλάσσης. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· μῆλον θ' ἡδύπνουν λεπτῇ πεποκωμένον ἄχνῃ. καὶ Ἄχνη πυρός, ὁ…