cirrus

The elegant modification of elevated clouds, usually termed mares'-tails (see the distich given at CIRRO-CUMULUS); otherwise the curl-cloud.

← cirro-stratus × cisco →

cirrus
cirrus, i, m. (used mostly in plur.), I a (natural) lock , curl , ringlet , or tuft of hair (r...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cirrus
cirrus ī, m a lock, curl, ringlet, tuft of hair, Iu.—A fringe (on a tunic), Ph. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Cirrus
·noun A tendril or clasper. II. Cirrus ·noun ·see under <<Cloud>>. III. Cirrus ·noun The jointed, ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Strato-cirrus
·add. ·noun An alto-stratus cloud. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language