clavi

The ornamentation of the dalmatic at first consisted of two narrow stripes, called clavi, which went in a straight line down the front and back, and of a narrow band on the hem of the sleeves.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Perturbationes clavi sunt, quibus corpori animus seu patibulo affigitur.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Note 2: Delaborde, 1: 111: "Ad tactum clavi et spinee corone et brachii sancti Simeonis per totum ventrem pueri in modum crucis, eodem die ab imminenti periculo est liberatus; et pater suus Philippus rex in transmarinis partibus existens, eodem die et eadem hora, a consimili morbo curatus."

A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005

Verba sapientum tanquam aculei, et tanquam clavi in altum defixi: whereof I will only recite three, not so delectable for elegancy, but admirable for vigour and efficacy.

The Advancement of Learning 2003

Many improvements have from time to time been made on this model, which at last arrived at the perfection exhibited in the newly patented clavi harp.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various

The external form of the clavi harp resembles that of the harp, and all the cords, or strings, are visible.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various

In fact, the _clavi_ were purple galloons, with which the Romans bordered the fore part of the tunic, on both sides, and when drawn close together, they formed an ornament in the middle of the vestment.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

The clavi harp is free from all the objections inherent in the ordinary harp.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various

'Curia restabat: clavi mensura coacta est: maius erat nostris viribus illud onus.

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

It is needless to point out how far, in these respects, the harp is surpassed by the clavi harp.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various