πάχν-η, ἡ,
(πήγνυμι) hoar-frost, rime (defined as frozen rain, [[ 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus cited in 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 7.153), 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.476; π. ἑῴα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 25; τὸ ἐπὶ γῆς συμπαγὲν ἐκ δρόσου γενόμενον π. λέγεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 59e ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κρύσταλλος, [[ Theognetus Comicus 1.3: _plural_, πάχναι καὶ χάλαζαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 188b; ἀπέκαυσεν ἡ π. τὰς ἀμπέλους 4th-3rd c.BC: Philippides Comicus 25.4. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, γήρως εὐρῶτα καὶ πάχνην the mould and frost of age, descriptive of an old man's grey hair, [[ “Comica Adespota” 650a] Refs], compare 381; π. κουροβόρος clotted blood of the eaten children, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1512 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]