λάχνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *ϝλακσνά (wlaksná), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (hair, wool), like Latin vellus (fleece).

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Noun

λάχνη (lákhnēf (genitive λάχνης); first declension

  1. soft, woolly hair, down, as of the first beard
  2. thin hair
  3. soft nap or pile on cloth
  4. hair or fur of wild beasts
  5. (in the plural) the quills of the hedgehog
  6. leafage

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