I.v. infra), ĭnis, f. etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq..
I. Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf. “also: culmus, calamus, stipula),” Cato, R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.: “intus medullam sabuci (habent) ... inanitatem harundines,” id. 13, 22, 42, § 122: “longa parvae sub arundine cannae,” Ov. M. 8, 337: “fluvialis,” Verg. G. 2, 414; “used for covering or thatching huts and houses,” Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3; “esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae,” Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.: “teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere,” Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.—Prov.: “arundo vento agitata,” Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24: “arundinem quassatam non confringet,” ib. Matt. 12, 20. —
II. Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.
A. A fishing-rod: “hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu,” Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5: “haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces,” Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.: “hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit,” Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.—
B. Limed twigs for catching birds: “parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt,” Petr. 40, 6: “volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit,” id. 109, 7: “cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu,” Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin: “aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda,” id. 9, 54, 3 id.: “ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos,” Sil. 7, 674: “harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio,” Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.—
C. A wreath or crown made of reeds; “as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa,” Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.; “v. Orell. ad loc.—Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo,” Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.; “of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines,” Ov. M. 9, 3: “subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas,” Val. Fl. 1, 218: “(Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine,” Vell. Pat. 2, 83; “and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo,” Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333: “velatus harundine glauca Mincius,” Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.—
D. The shaft of an arrow: “quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum,” Ov. M. 1, 471: “pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi,” Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.—Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow: “inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem,” Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526; “11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo,” Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.—
E. A pen: “neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos,” Mart. 1, 3, 10: “inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo,” Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus: “Cnidia,” Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and: “Acidalia,” Mart. 9, 14, 3.—
F. A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes, = σύριγξ (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding): “junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat,” Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.; “11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam,” Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.: “compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen,” id. Cul. 100: “nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos,” Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.—
G. A flute (made of the κάλαμος αὐλητικός, Theophr. 4, 12): “Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena,” Ov. M. 6, 384.—
H. A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place: “stamen secernit arundo,” Ov. M. 6, 55.—
K. A reed for brushing down cobwebs: “ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem,” Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23.—
L. A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained: “jugorum genera fere quatuor, ... harundo, ut in Arpino,” Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.—
M. A rod (for beating, punishing): “ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit,” Petr. 134.—
N. Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.—
O. A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.—
