infula

īnfula ae, f

2 FAL-, a band, bandage : in infulis rem depingere.— A sacred fillet (a woolen band, white and red, worn upon the forehead by priests, victims, and suppliants, as a badge of consecration): sacerdotes Cereris cum infulis: sacerdos Infula cui redimibat tempora, V.: cum infulis supplices manūs tendunt, Cs.: velata infulis navis, L.— A mark of distinction, badge of honor : his infulis imperi venditis (state lands).