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Webster 1913 Edition
Laticlave
Lat′i-clave
,Noun.
[L.
laticlavus
, laticlavium
; latus
broad + clavus
nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F. laticlave
.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laticlave
LAT'ICLAVE
,Noun.
An ornament of dress worn by Roman senators. It is supposed to have been a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, set with knobs or studs.