Angusticlavia

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An angusticlavia, or angusticlavus, in ancient Rome, was a Roman tunica, or tunic, embroidered with little purple studs. The angusticlavia was worn by the knight.

The word is compounded of angustus ("narrow; small"), and clavus ("nail; stud"). This comes from the fact that those ornaments were smaller in this garment than in the laticlavus worn by senators.

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.