ἀποστρακόομαι
From LSJ
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
English (LSJ)
A become dry like a potsherd, Hp.VC16, Dsc.2.4, Hippiatr.25; to be ossified, Phlp.in GA113.1.