cincinnatus

cincinnātus, adj. [cincinnus],

• with curled hair, having locks or ringlets of hair (as an indication of luxurious effeminacy), Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 115 (647): moechus, id. Mil. 3, 3, 49 (923); id. Truc. 2, 7, 48 (598): consul, Cic. Sest. 11, 26: ganeo, id. Red. in Sen. 5, 13; Cael. ap. Quint. 1, 5, 61.—
• II Transf., of comets: stellae, Schol. Juv. 6, 207 (in Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14, better crinitas).

1. cincinnātus, a, um (cincinnus), mit gekräuseltem Haare, gelockt, der Lockenkopf, Plaut., Cic. u.a. – stellae eae, quas Graeci cometas, nostri cincinnatas vocant, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 14: u. so auch Schol. Iuven. 6, 407.

1 cincinnātus, (14) a, um, celui dont les cheveux sont bouclés : Cic. Sest. 26 || [fig.] cincinnata stella Cic. Nat. 2, 14, comète.

cincinnatus , a, um. adj.
髮圈者。Cincinnatae stellae 掃星。

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cincinnātus adj.

• cincinnus, with curled hair, wearing ringlets: consul.