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|lshtext=<b>scortum</b>: i, n. cf. Gr. [[χόριον]],> [[corium]]; Lith. skurà, [[skin]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[skin]], [[hide]] (post-class. and [[rare]]): pellem antiqui dicebant [[scortum]], Varr. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.: jam [[Omphale]] in Herculis scorto designata descripsit, Tert. Pall. 4 med.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[harlot]], [[strumpet]], [[prostitute]] (freq. and [[class]].): scorta appellantur meretrices, [[quia]] ut pelliculae subiguntur. Omnia [[namque]] ex pellibus facta scortea appellantur, Fest. pp. 330 and 331 Müll.—Sing., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; id. As. 4, 2, 5; 5, 2, 17; 5, 2, 79 et saep.; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 34; id. Ad. 5, 9, 8; Hor. C. 2, 11, 21; id. Ep. 1, 18, 34; Tib. 4, 10, 4.—Plur., Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 91; id. Pers. 3, 3, 14; id. Truc. 1, 1, 43 sq. et saep.; Cic. Mil. 21, 55; id. Cat. 2, 5, 10 al.—Of a [[male]] [[prostitute]], Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 12; Cic. Sest. 17, 39; id. Phil. 2, 18, 44; Petr. 9, 6; 119, 25; so also, [[virile]], Aur. Vict. Caes. 28.—And [[with]] a masc. pron.: [[scortum]] exoletum ne [[quis]] in proscenio Sedeat, Plaut. Poen. prol. 17 (cf. [[senium]], II. A.).—Also = [[pellex]], a [[mistress]], [[concubine]], Plaut. Cas. Grex, 5 and 7.