cŭris or quĭris, ītis, f. [Sabine],
I a spear , Ov. F. 2, 477; cf. Macr. S. 1, 9, 16; Paul. ex Fest. p. 49, 10 Müll.; v. Quirites.
II —Hence, Cŭrītis ( Quĭrītis ), is, f., a surname of Juno as protector of spearmen , Mart. Cap. 2, § 149; Inscr. Orell. 1303 sq.; 8659.