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ricinium

ricinium noun: a mantle worn, mainly by women, in Ancient Rome.

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

Forms of ricinium

pluralricinia

Origin of ricinium

From Latin ricinium.

Questions about ricinium

What does ricinium mean?
Ricinium means a mantle worn, mainly by women, in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is ricinium?
Ricinium is a noun.
What is the plural of ricinium?
The plural of ricinium is ricinia.

Words near ricinium in the dictionary

  1. ricinic
  2. ricinic acid
  3. ricinine
  4. ricininic acid
  5. ricinism
  6. ricinium
  7. ricinolamide
  8. ricinolate
  9. ricinolates
  10. ricinoleate
  11. ricinoleates

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