Definition for LAT'I-CLAVE

LAT'I-CLAVE, n. [L. laticlavium; latus, broad, and clavus, a stud.]

An ornament of dress worn by Roman senators. It is supposed to have been a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, set with knobs or studs. – Encyc.

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