oratum

From LSJ

καθάπερ ὄφις παλαιὸν ἀποδύεται θώρακα → just as a snake sheds its old skin

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ōrātum: i, n. oro,
I a prayer, entreaty, supplication: cum orata ejus reminiscor, Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 25; 4, 1, 60.