angusticlave

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angusticlave - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Angusticlave \An*gus"ti*clave\ ([a^]n*g[u^]s"t[i^]*kl[=a]v), n.
     [L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of
     the tunic as a sign of rank.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Angustifoliate