rīcīnĭum, ii, n. [rica],
a small veil thrown over the head by the early Romans , esp. by women and mourners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 549, 32; Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59; 2, 25, 64; cf. Fest. s. v. recinium, p. 274 Müll.; Lucil. ap. Non. 539, 22.