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barbŭla , ae. f. dim. barba.
I. A little beard (as worn by the young Romans; v. barba. barbatus, and barbatulus): non hac barbulā, sed illa horrida, quam in statuis antiquis videmus, * Cic. Cael. 14, 33.—
B. Transf. to plants (cf. barba, II. A.), Plin. 27, 11, 74, § 98; 21, 8, 25, § 49.—
II. A cognomen of Q. Aemilius, Liv 9, 20, 7.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 14.33
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 21.49
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 27.98
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