A.soft woolly hair, down, as of the first beard, “πρίν σφωϊν . . πυκάσαι γένυς εὐανθέϊ λάχνῃ” Od.11.320; “ὅτε λάχναι νιν μέλαν γένειον ἔρεφον” Pi.O.1.68; of the thin hair on Thersites' head, “ψεδνὴ δ᾽ ἐπενήνοθε λ.” Il.2.219; of the soft nap or pile on cloth, “οὔλη δ᾽ ἐπενήνοθε λ.” 10.134; of the scanty hairs on the elephant, Luc.Philops.24; of the hair or fur of wild beasts, “λάχνῃ δέρμα κατάσκιον” Hes.Op.513; of the bear's or polecat's fur, Opp.C.3.140, Nic.Th.690; of sheep's wool, S.Tr.690, Opp.C.2.379; of ox's hair, A.R.1.325: in pl., of the hedgehog's quills, Plu.2.98d, Opp.H.2.369.
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