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noun

călĭendrum

gen. călĭendri · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(, Arn. 6, p. 209), , κάλλυντρον, ornament
a high head-dress; made of layers of false hair; a head-dress worn by Roman women
a high head-dress, made of layers of false hair; a head-dress worn by Roman women (very rare): caliendrum κόσμιον κεφθλῆς, Gloss. Philox.; *Hor. S. 1, 8, 48 (caliendrum hoc est galericulum, Porphyr., acc. to whom it was also used by Varro; cf. Varr. Sat. Men. 95, 10); Arn. l. l.; Tert. Pall. 4.
Perseus ID: n6251 Key: caliendrum