noun

Sērĕs

gen. Sērum · gender masculine

a people of Eastern Asia; Chinese

a people of Eastern Asia (the mod. Chinese), celebrated for their silken fabrics, Mel. 1, 2, 3; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 54; Amm. 23, 6, 67 sq.; Verg. G. 2, 121; Hor. C. 3, 29, 27; 4, 15, 23; Ov. Am. 1, 14, 6; Luc. 1, 19; Juv. 6, 403 al.—Placed by Lucan at the sources of the Nile, and made neighbors of the Ethiopians, Luc. 10, 292.—Gen. Serum, Sen. Ep. 90, 13.— Acc. Seras, Hor. C. 1, 12, 56; Plin. H. N. 12, prooem. § 2.—Sing. Ser, Aus. Idyll. Monos. Hist. 24; Sen. Herc. Oet. 668.—Hence, Sērĭcus, a, um, adj.

belonging to the Seres; Seric ••

Lit., of or belonging to the Seres, Seric: regio, Amm. 23, 6: Oceanus, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 37: hostis (Müll. Neuricus), Prop. 4 (5), 3, 8. cf. sagittae, Hor. C. 1, 29, 9.—

Seric; silken by extension ••

Transf., Seric, i. e. silken: vestis, Plin. 21, 3, 8, § 11; Tac. A. 2, 33: toga, Quint. 12, 10, 47: pallium, Vulg. Esth. 8, 15: pulvilli, Hor. Epod. 8, 15: tentoria, Flor. 2, 8, 9: vexilla, id. 3, 11, 8: carpenta, with silken curtains, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 23. frena, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 350.—As subst.:

Seric garments; silks

sērĭca, ōrum, n., Seric garments, silks, Prop. 1, 14, 22; Mart. 9, 38, 3; 11, 27, 11; Claud. in Eutr. 2.—

Seric stuff; silk

sērĭ-cum, i, n., Seric stuff, silk, Amm. 23, 6, 67; Sol. 50; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 17, 6; 19, 27, 5; Vulg. Apoc. 18, 12.

Perseus ID: n43845 Key: Seres