. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. 290 FLAMINICA. FOCULUS. FLAMINICA. The wife of theFlamen Dialis. Festus, s. Flamen. FLAMMEARIUS. One whomakes, or deals in, flammea. iii. 5. 35. and Flammeum. FLAMMEOLUM. Diminutiveof Flammeum ; not, however, mean-ing small in size, but of a very fineand thin texture ; consequently, ofgreater value
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. 290 FLAMINICA. FOCULUS. FLAMINICA. The wife of theFlamen Dialis. Festus, s. Flamen. FLAMMEARIUS. One whomakes, or deals in, flammea. iii. 5. 35. and Flammeum. FLAMMEOLUM. Diminutiveof Flammeum ; not, however, mean-ing small in size, but of a very fineand thin texture ; consequently, ofgreater value. Juv. x. 334. FLAMMEUM. The marriageveil, worn by a Roman bride on herwedding day. It was ofa deep and brilliant yel-low colour (Plin. H. 22.), like a flame,from which circumstancethe name arose; and oflarge dimensions, suffi-cient to cover the wholeperson from head to the ceremony itwas worn over the head,to shield the downcastlooks of virgin modesty(Lucan. ii. 361.), as exhibited in theabove figure, from a Roman marble,representing a bride (nupta) at herwedding ; and was so kept until shearrived at her new home, when shewas unveiled by her husband; asexemplified by the annexed figure,also from a Roman marble, which.
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