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πάχνη

see also:

hoar-frost

Aristotle METE

πάχνη

Lucretius DRN

Seneca NQ

References for Greek and Latin

hoar-frost
Modern Description

written by Susanne M Hoffmann

The coolest hours of the day are in the morning. When the dew of the night freezes in the morning, all surfaces are covered with a thin whitish cover of tiny ice crystals. They even settle on plants evoking a veiled appearance of everything.

Further Remarks

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