单词 | suffibulum |
释义 | suffibulumn. Roman History. A rectangular veil, white with a purple border, worn by vestals at the time of sacrifice. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > veil veil?c1225 suffibulum1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 819/2 (note) The only statue known on which the suffibulum is represented. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxxiii. 326 ‘Thanks, kindest of Vestals,’ said Titus, gratefully kissing the purple hem of her suffibulum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1753 |
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