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|Definition=νιφάδος, ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[snowflake]], Hom. (only in Il.), mostly in plural, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαὶ ἤματι χειμερίῳ Il. 12.278; <b class="b3">βρέχε… χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι</b>, a legendary statement of the wealth of Rhodes, Pi.''O.''7.34; ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν Il. 3.222, cf. Luc.''Dem.Enc.''5: sg. in collect. sense, [[snowstorm]], νιφὰς ἠὲ χάλαζα Il.15.170; [πάγος] βρέχετο πολλᾷ νιφάδι was wrapt as in deep [[snow]], Pi.''O.''10(11).51.<br><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[shower]], πετρῶν A.''Fr.''199.7, cf. ''Th.''212 (lyr.), E.''Andr.''1129; <b class="b3">τραχεῖα ν. πολέμοιο</b> [[storm]] or [[sleet]] of war, Pi.''I.''4(3).17; <b class="b3">ὀμβρία ν.</b>, of rain, Lyc.876; πληγῶν νιφάδες Lib.''Ep.''112.6.<br><span class="bld">II</span> as fem. Adj., = [[νιφόεσσα]], [[πέτρα]] S.''OC''1060 (lyr.).