[394] Deseruere, implying the instantaneousness of the action. Comp. G. 1. 330. ‘Ventis dant colla comasque,’ they let their hair flow unconfined about their necks. See v. 403, and comp. 1. 319, “dederatque comam diffundere ventis.” For the custom of unbinding the hair in religious enthusiasm see 3. 370.
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