Feminalia
A garment worn in winter by Augustus Caesar, who was very susceptible to cold (
Suet. Aug. 82). Casaubon supposes them to have been
bands or fillets (see
Fascia) wound about the thighs;
they are more probably to be identified with the
bracae, and may be best
translated “drawers.” These are mentioned under the name
περιμηρίδια as worn by the Roman horsemen (Arrian,
Tact. p. 14, ed. Blancard).