discriminale
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Searchable Lemmata: discriminalia (L).
Alternate Forms: discriminalia.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Accessory;
ornament or jewellery; used to secure a woman's hair, a hairpin.(ante 700 - ante 1100)
3. Discriminalia capitis mulierum sunt vocata ex eo quod caput auro discernant; nam discriminare dividere dicitur. Antiae sunt cincinni dependentes prope auriculas; Graeco vocabulo, ab auribus.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,31,8)]
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
2(n.) ;
ornamentation for the ear. Possibly an erroneous gloss based on Isidore; but perhaps referring to a manner in which hair was fastened or pinned behind or over the ears. See earpreon.(ante 1100)
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
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