1. any light porous substance , ἁλὸς χνόος the foam that gathers at the edge of the sea, (Odyssey by Homer); πωλικὸς χν. horse's foam , [variant datesAnthology Palantina

2. the first down on the chin of youths, Lat. lanugo, (Aristophanes Comicus): the bloom on fruit, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)