τεφρός

A. ash-coloured, Arist. HA 519a2; χρῶμα ib.630a28; κόρση Herod. 7.71; τεφρὴ γέρανος Babr. 65.1, cf. PSI 6.569.6 (iii B.C.): as Subst., ‐ον,τό, ash-coloured ointment, esp. for the eyes (cf. τέφρα), Cels. 6.6.7, Aët. 7.10,23.