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Angusticlave

ANGUST'ICLAVE

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Noun.
[L. angustus, narrow, and clavus, a knob or stud.]
A robe or tunic embroidered with purple studs or knobs, or by purple stripes, worn by Roman knights. The laticlave, with broader studs, was worn by senators.

Definition 2024

angusticlave

angusticlave

English

Noun

angusticlave ‎(plural angusticlaves)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank

French

Noun

angusticlave m ‎(plural angusticlaves)

  1. angusticlave

Etymology

Latin angustus ‎(“narrow”) and clavus ‎(“nail, stripe”).

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