tegillum

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

tĕgillum, i, n. dim. [tegulum],

a small covering , a hood or cowl , Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 18; Varr. ap. Non. 179, 4; cf.: tegillum cuculiunculum ex scirpo factum, Fest. p. 366 Müll.