infulae

British

/ ˈɪnfjʊliː /

plural noun

the two ribbons hanging from the back of a bishop's mitre

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Etymology

Origin of infulae

C17: from Latin, plural of infula, woollen fillet worn on forehead by ancient Romans during religious rites

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infulae

Such strips are often displayed from the conical top of an uncrested helm, and some ancient examples have the air of the two ends of a stole or of the infulae of a bishop’s mitre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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