1. the thread which is passed between the threads of the warp στήμων, tela ), the woof or weft , Lat. subtemen, (Hesiod), etc.

2. κροκύς, the flock or nap of woollen cloth, cloth with curly nap , (Aristophanes Comicus): in plural, μαλακαῖς κρόκαις with cloths of soft wool , (Pindar); κρόκαισι with flocks of wool , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)