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Lewis Short
călĭgŭla | Călĭgŭ-la, ae (noun F.m) : dim.caliga
* A small military boot; only post-class. ap. Ambros. Ep. 7, 53; Hor. S. 1, 3, 128; Schol. ad Juv. 3, 67.—Hence
* As nom. propr.: , , , a cognomen of the successor of Tiberius, since from his earliest youth he was engaged in military service; cf. Suet. Calig. 9; Tac. A. 1, 41; 1, 69; Aur. Vict. Caes. 3.
* A small military boot; only post-class. ap. Ambros. Ep. 7, 53; Hor. S. 1, 3, 128; Schol. ad Juv. 3, 67.—Hence
* As nom. propr.: , , , a cognomen of the successor of Tiberius, since from his earliest youth he was engaged in military service; cf. Suet. Calig. 9; Tac. A. 1, 41; 1, 69; Aur. Vict. Caes. 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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