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ricinium

ricinium · n

a small veil thrown over the head by the early Romans

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De agri cultura 1 · 0.64/10k
Res Rustica, Books I-IX 2 · 0.25/10k
Naturalis Historia 3 · 0.08/10k

What it meant

rīcīnĭum — Lewis & Short

rīcīnĭum, ii, n.rica,

I a small veil thrown over the head by the early Romans, esp. by women and mourners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 549, 32; Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59; 2, 25, 64; cf. Fest. s. v. recinium, p. 274 Müll.; Lucil. ap. Non. 539, 22.

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