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ricinia

ricinia is the plural of ricinium.

Meaning of ricinium

Noun

ricinium (plural ricinia)

  1. (historical) A mantle worn, mainly by women, in Ancient Rome.
    • The ricinium seems originally to have been a garment of general use, a woman's garment analogous to the man's toga.2001, Judith Lynn Sebesta, The World of Roman Costume, page 50

Questions about ricinia

What is ricinia the plural of?
Ricinia is the plural of ricinium.

Words near ricinia in the dictionary

  1. ricinelaidates
  2. ricinelaidic acid
  3. ricinelaidin
  4. ricing
  5. ricing out
  6. ricinia
  7. ricinic
  8. ricinic acid
  9. ricinine
  10. ricininic acid
  11. ricinism

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