caelibaris

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

caelĭbāris (caelĭbālis hasta, Prisc. p. 631 P.),

a small spear or pin , with the point of which the bride’s hair was divided into six locks , Arn. 2, 6, 7; Paul. ex Fest. p. 62, 16 Müll. (Respecting the origin of this custom, v. Ov. F, 2, 560.)