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Menander, Monostichoi, 554

Latin > English

calamister calamistri N M :: curling-tongs/iron; excessive flourish in discourse

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

călămister: tri, m. (ante- and postclass.; nom. not found; also călămi-strum, i, n., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.; Non. p. 546, 16; Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 100; Isid. Orig. 20, 13, 4.—
I 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

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

Latin > German (Georges)

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.

Latin > Chinese

calamister, tri. m. :: 捲髮之具。 Calamistros adhibere orationi 强作錦繡文章。