virgŭla, ae, f. dim. [virga],
a little twig , a small rod , a wand , Nep. Thras. 4, 1; Cic. Phil. 8, 8, 23; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1: divina, a divining-rod , Cic. Off. 1, 44, 158; also, the title of a work by Varro , ap. Non. p. 550, 12: censoria, a critical mark , as a sign of spuriousness (i. q. obelus), Quint. 1, 4, 3.—Of an accentual mark , Mart. Cap. 3, § 273.—Of a stripe on a garment, Schol. Juv. 8, 207.— Of a slight column of smoke, Vulg. Cant. 3, 6.