cincinnatus

cincinnātus, adj. [cincinnus],

I with curled hair , having locks or ringlets of hair (as an indication of luxurious effeminacy), Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 115: moechus, id. Mil. 3, 3, 49; id. Truc. 2, 7, 48: 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).