angusticlave

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

angusticlave m (plural angusticlaves)

  1. angusticlave

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