Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Lorum

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

LORUM (ἱμάς). In general, any strap or thong of leather; whence applied more specially in the following senses:

1. The rein of a bridle for riding or driving. Virg. Ov. Juv. See FRENUM, HABENA.

2. A long rein or rope with which the ancient huntsman used to keep in his dog, whilst tracking the lair of a wild beast. Its object was to prevent the hound from ranging, from starting his prey too soon, and from closing with it before the huntsman could come up to his assistance. It was of considerable length, which is indicated by the coils in the annexed example (Lorum/2.1), from a sepulchral marble in the Museum of Verona; and the dog by this means also led on his master at a convenient distance to the lair, which he traced by scent. Plin. H. N. viii. 61. Grat. Cyneg. 213. Senec. Thyest. 497.

3. The leathern bulla and thong which attached it to the neck; worn by the children of plebeians. Plin. H. N. xxxiii. 4. Juv. v. 164. See BULLA, 4.

4. The thong by which a lectica was suspended upon the poles (asseres), which rested upon the shoulders of the bearers (Mart. ii. 57.), as explained and illustrated s. ASSER, 1.; also by which any burden was suspended from the phalanga (Vitruv. x. 3. 7. and 8.), as explained and illustrated s. PHALANGA and PHALANGARII.

5. The leather thong by which a boxing glove was fastened round the arm. Prop. iii. 14. 9. and illustration s. CAESTUS.

6. A thong of twisted leather with which slaves were punished (Plaut. Ps. i. 2. 13. Ter. Ad. ii. 1. 28.) by the LORARIUS; which see.

7. The girdle of Venus. Mart. vi. 21. Same as CESTUS.

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