cesticillus
cestĭcillus (caest-), i, m.,
- a small ring or hoop placed upon the head to support a burden, Fest. p. 45 [dim. from cestus; cf. Commod. p. 363].
cesticillus, ī, m. (2. cestus) = arculus no. a (w. s.), Paul. ex Fest. 45, 1.
cestĭcillus, ī, m. (dim. de cestus ), coussinet quʼon met sur la tête pour porter un fardeau : P. Fest. 45, 1.
cesticillus vel cesticulus, i. m. et, v. cestillus
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CESTICILLUS
CESTICILLUSa porter's knot, pad for carrying burdens, is known to us only through the gloss in Festus (s. v.). The Greek word is τύλη (Aristot. ap. Diog. Laert., where it is said to have been invented by Protagoras), or στεῖρα, from its being twisted into a circular shape (Apollod. 2.5, 11.14-Z2). For an illustration, see ARCULUM
[W.W]Cesticillus
A porter's knot, or pad for carrying burdens, known to us only through the gloss in Festus (s. v.). The Greek word is τύλη, or σπεῖρα, from its being twisted into a circular shape. See arculum.