χροιά, Ep. and Ion.
χροιή, Il. 14.164 , Thgn. 1017 (in Call. Lav. Pall. 28
χροϊά(χροίηνcodd.)), Att.
χροιάandχρόα, the latter alwaysin Pl. (v. infr.), also in Phld. D. 3.9 ,
A. sign.
5 , al. (v.χρώς):—skin,esp. of the human body, hencethe bodyitself, παραδραθέειν φιλότητι ᾑ χροιῇ
Il.
l.c.; κατὰ χροιὴν ῥέει ἱδρώς
Thgn.
l.c.; ὄζειν . . τῆς χρόας ἔφασκεν ἡδύ μου
Ar. Pl. 1020
;τὰ ἐξανθεῦντα ἐς τὴν χροιὴν(skin, surface)ἢ χροιῇ(colour,signf. 11 ) ἢ οἰδήμασι
Hp. de Arte 9
: cf.χρώς.
2. metaph., 'skin', i.e.surface,Pythagorean term, Arist. Sens. 439a31 , Placit. 1.15.2 , Theol.Ar. 18 (pl.);χ. ἐπίπεδοςib. 10 ; so perh. in Epicur. Fr. 81 , Phld. Sign. 5 , al.