calamister

călămister, tri, m. (ante- and postclass.; nom. not found; also călămi-strum, i, n., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21 (577); Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.; Non. p. 546, 16; Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 100; Isid. Orig. 20, 13, 4.—Plur.: calamistra, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 61 P.) [calamus], a hollow, tubular iron for curling the hair, a curling-iron, crisping-pin.

• I Lit.: calamistrum quod his calfactis in cinere capillus ornatur, Varr. L. L. l. l.; Serv. l. l.; cf. Isid. Orig. l. l.; 10, 57: meum, Plaut. Curc. l. l.: calamistri vestigia, Cic. post Red. in Sen. 7, 16: crines calamistro convertere, Petr. 102, 15: L. (i. e. libertae) A CALAMISTRO, women who curl hair, Inscr. Murat. 991, 2.—
• II Trop., of discourse, excessive or artificial ornament, flourish of words: tum removebitur omnis insignis ornatus quasi margaritarum, ne calamistri quidem adhibebuntur, Cic. Or. 23, 78; so id. Brut. 75, 262: calamistri Maecenatis et tinnitus Gallionis, Tac. Or. 26.

calamister, trī, m. u. gew. calamistrum, trī, n. (calamus), das (hohle, rohrförmige) Brenneisen, um die Haare zu kräuseln, I) eig., volsella, pecten, speculum, calamistrum, Plaut.: hunc calamistrum, Varr. fr.: plura calamistra, Varr. fr.: frons calamistri notata vestigiis, Cic.: calamistra in cinere calefacere, Porphyr. Hor. sat. 1, 2, 98: crines calamistro convertere, Petr.: calamistro crispare comas, Hier.: calamistris vibrare caesariem, Arnob.: crines calamistri vestigiis rotantur, Hier.: a calamistro, die Haarkräuslerin, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 3485*. Vgl. (über masc. u. neutr.) Charis. 80, 11. – II) übtr., v. zu großem Schmuck im Ausdruck, Künstelei, Schnörkelei, tum removebitur omnis insignis ornatus quasi margaritarum, ne calamistri quidem adhibebuntur, Cic.: ineptis fortasse gratum fecit, qui volent illa calamistris, inurere, Cic.: calamistri et tinnitus (oratorum), Tac. dial. – ➳ Nom. calamister nicht nachweisbar.

călămistĕr, (14) trī, m. (calamus), fer à friser : Cic. Sen. 16 || [fig.] faux ornements du style, afféterie : Cic. Br. 262 ; Or. 78.

calamister , tri. m.
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(calamister) trī, m

• calamus, a tube of iron for curling the hair, curling-iron, crisping - pin: calamistri vestigia.—Fig., of style, artificial ornament, C., Ta.