Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Caliendrum

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

CALIEN'DRUM. A sort of covering which Roman women sometimes wore upon their heads, but the exact nature of which it is not easy to determine. (Hor. Sat. i. 8. 48. Varro, teste Porphyr. Schol. ad Hor. l. c. Acron. ib.) It was, however, a kind of head-dress, and probably in the nature of a cap, like that shown by the illustration (Caliendrum/1.1), which is copied from an engraved gem representing a portrait of Faustina the younger; and might be made in different patterns; for Canidia wore a high one. (Hor. l. c.) Some think that the caliendrum was made of hair, and was a sort of wig.

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  Caliendrum/1.1