lĭgātūra, ae, f. [1. ligo], a band, ligature (post-class.).
I Lit.: ligatura in vitibus, Pall. 1, 6, 11.—
B In partic., an amulet (bound about one), Aug. in Joann. 7; cf. Isid. Orig. 8, 9.—
C A bunch, cluster : duas ligaturas uvae passae, Vulg. 1 Reg. 30, 12.— —
II Transf., a twisting or twining of the body in wrestling: ligaturis corporis certant, Ambros. Enarrat. in Psa. 36, § 55.