subligaria

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noun

An intricately folded cloth used as underwear by both men and women in Ancient Rome.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noun
  1. An intricately folded cloth used as underwear by both men and women in Ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Latinsubligaria
  2. Englishsubligaria

Borrowed from Latin subligaria.

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APA

subligaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaria

MLA

“subligaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subligaria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaria.

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