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căpillāmentum , i, n. id..
I. The hair, collect., Plin. 16, 10, 16, § 38; esp. false hair, a peruke, Suet. Calig. 11; Petr. 110, 5, Tert. Cult. Fem. 7.—
II. Transf.
A. The hairy threads or fibres of the roots or leaves of plants, etc.: “capillamenta vitis,Sen. Ep. 86, 20: “seminum,Col. 4, 11, 1; 4, 22, 4: “radicum,Plin. 19, 6, 31, § 99; 27, 12, 80, § 105.—
B. Hair-like streaks on precious stones: “rimae simile,Plin. 37, 2, 10, § 28; 37, 5, 18, § 68.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 11
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 16.38
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 27.105
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.28
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.68
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 86.20
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 4.11.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 4.22.4
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