Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Coactilis

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

COAC'TILIS, sc. lana (πιλητός or πιλωτός). Felt or felted cloth; that is, wool matted together by repeated manipulation and pressure until it forms a consistent texture, like a piece of cloth. Plin. H. N. viii. 73. Edict. Dioclet. p. 21. Ulp. Dig. 34. 2. 26.