infula

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  1. In Rom, antiq., a flock of white and red wool, drawn into the form of a wreath or fillet, worn on the head on solemn occasions, as by priests and vestals, and bound to the head of sacrificial victims. Brides also carried wool on a distaff, which they twisted into an infula and fixed upon the husband's door on entering his house.
  2. Eccles.: In the ancient church, a head-covering of Christian priests or bishops.
  3. In medieval times, a chasuble.
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  1. Latin, a band, a woolen fillet.
 

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