tŏrŭlus
tŏrŭlus, i, m. dim. torus; a little ele vation; hence, A tuft of hair: tum meo patri autem torulus inerit aureus Sub petaso, Plaut. Am. prol. 144; so, torulo capiti circumflexo, Amm. 29, 1, 31: torulus in capite mulieris ornatus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.— The (dilated) muscle, the brawn or fleshy part of the body: terga pulposis torulis obesa, App. M. 7, p. 195, 12. — Transf., the sap-wood, alburnum of a tree, Vitr. 2, 9, 3.
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Headword (normalized):
tŏrŭlus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
torulus
Intro Text:
tŏrŭlus, i, m. dim. torus; a little ele vation; hence, A tuft of hair: tum meo patri autem torulus inerit aureus Sub petaso, Plaut. Am. prol. 144; so, torulo capiti circumflexo, Amm. 29, 1, 31: torulus in capite mulieris ornatus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.— The (dilated) muscle, the brawn or fleshy part of the body: terga pulposis torulis obesa, App. M. 7, p. 195, 12. — Transf., the sap-wood, alburnum of a tree, Vitr. 2, 9, 3.
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