Lewis & Short

† syrma, ae, f. (neutr., Juv. 8, 229; Sen. Herc. Fur. 474), = σύρμα.

  1. I. A robe with a train, Sen. Oed. 423; Prud. Psych. 362; worn esp. by trag. actors, Juv. 8, 229; Val. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.; Sid. poët. Ep. 8, 11.
  2. II. Transf., tragedy, Mart. 12, 95, 4; 4, 49, 8; Juv. 15, 30.