cirrus
i, m.
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.