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cirrus , i, m. (used mostly in plur.),
I.a (natural) lock, curl, ringlet, or tuft of hair (rare): cirri, Varr. ap. Non. p. 94, 21; Mart. 10, 83.—Sing.: “cirrus,” Juv. 13, 165.—Also, the hair on the forehead of a horse, Veg. 2, 28, 34; 6, 2, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. A tuft of feathers or crest of birds, Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 122.—
B. The arms of polypi, Plin. 9, 28, 44, § 83; 25, 7, 33, § 70; 26, 8, 37, § 58.—
C. Filaments of plants similar to tufts of hair, Plin. 26, 7, 20, § 36; 27, 4, 9, § 25.—
D. A fringe upon a tunic, Phaedr. 2, 5, 13; cf. cirratus, II.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 26.36
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 26.58
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 27.25
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 9.83
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.122
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 25.70
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 10.83
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