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1 cirrus
cirrus, i, m. (used mostly in plur.), a (natural) lock, curl, ringlet, or tuft of hair (rare): cirri, Varr. ap. Non. p. 94, 21; Mart. 10, 83.— Sing.:II.cirrus,
Juv. 13, 165.—Also, the hair on the forehead of a horse, Veg. 2, 28, 34; 6, 2, 1.—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.
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