infulae

/ ˈɪnfjʊliː /

plural noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of infulae¹

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

Example Sentences

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 Project Gutenberg