ĂCUS
A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities · 1884 · p. 1
( βελόνη , βελονίς , ῥαφίς ), a needle, a pin. Pins were made not only of metal, but also of wood, bone, and ivory. They were used for the same purposes as with us, and also in dre ing the hair. The mode of platting the hair, and then fastening it with a pin or needle, is shown in the annexed figure of a female head. This fashion has been continued to our own times by the females of Italy. IMG:6459379820872971714_ill006.jpg: Acus. (Montfaucon, Ant. Exp., Suppl., iii. 8.)
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