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χνόος

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Gloss: dust

Transliteration: chnoos

Strong’s: G9741

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 , [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date>
2. the first down on the chin of youths, Lat. lanugo, (Aristophanes Comicus): the bloom on fruit, [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date> (ML)
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