zōna (sōna, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 85 Ritschl), ae, f., = ζώνη, a belt, girdle, zone, worn about the loins by women (cf. cingulum).
I Lit., Cat. 2, 13; Ov. F. 2, 320; id. H. 2, 116; id. M. 5, 470; 10, 379; id. R. Am. 602; id. Am. 1, 7, 48 al.—
II Transf.
A A girdle worn by men for containing money, a money-belt (cf. crumena), C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 15, 12 fin. ; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 40.—
B The girdle or belt of Orion , a constellation, Ov. F. 6, 787.—
C A line running around the edge of a gem , a girdle , Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90.—
D One of the imaginary circles which divided the earth into five climates , a zone , Verg. G. 1, 233; Ov. M. 1, 46; 2, 131; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172; Mel. 1, 1, 2; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15, 13; 2, 5, 20; Mart. Cap. 6, § 602.—
E A kind of herpes or erysipelas , which spreads about the body like a girdle, and destroys life, the shingles; called also zoster, Scrib. Comp. 63.