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caelĭbāris

a small spear

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What it meant

caelĭbāris — Lewis & Short

caelĭbāris (caelĭbālishasta,

Prisc. p. 631 P.),

I a small spear or pin, with the point of which the bride's hair was divided into six locks, Arn. 2, 6, 7; Paul. ex Fest. p. 62, 16 Müll. (Respecting the origin of this custom, v. Ov. F, 2, 560.)

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