angusticlave

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ANGUST'ICLAVE, noun [Latin angustus, narrow, and clavus, a knob or stud.] A robe or tunic embroidered with purple studs or knobs, or by purple stripes, worn by Roman knights. The laticlave, with broader studs, was worn by senators.
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