Lewis & Short

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spīrāmen, ĭnis, n. [spiro].

  1. I. A breathing-hole, passage for the breath, air-hole, thrill, vent (poet. and very rare): spiramina Naris, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 691 P. (Ann. v. 265 Vahl.); Luc. 2, 183: sunt qui spiramina terris Esse putant, id. 10, 247; cf.: spiramina laxanda, Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 123.
  2. II. Abstr., a breathing, blowing (poet. and in post-class. prose), Luc. 6, 90: ventorum spiramina, Amm. 17, 7, 11: reficit spiramina fessi ignis, Stat. Th. 12, 268: lacessitus longo spiraminis actu, Claud. Magn. 36: interclusis spiraminibus interire, Arn. 2, 133.
    Of the Holy Ghost, Rust. Help. Carm. 77.