noun

glŏmus

gen. glŏmĕris · gender neuter · decl. 3rd

(, Lucr. 1, 360; v. Lachm.), , for glob-mus, kindr. with globus

a ball; clue

a ball or clue of yarn, thread, etc. (very rare).

In gen.: lanae, Lucr. 1, 360 (v. Lachm. ad h. l.); Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 14: lini,… •

In gen.: lanae, Lucr. 1, 360 (v. Lachm. ad h. l.); Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 14: lini, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 91: staminis albi, Scrib. Comp. 142.—

In partic.: glomus in sacris crustulum cymbi figura ex oleo coctum appellatur,…

In partic.: glomus in sacris crustulum cymbi figura ex oleo coctum appellatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 98 Müll. (in Cato and Varro globus).

Perseus ID: n19674 Key: glomus