capitium
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căpĭtĭum: ĭi, n. caput,
I a covering for the head: capitia = capitum tegmina, Varr. ap. Non. p. 542, 25; also an undervest, as put over the head, though Varr. derives it from capio: capitium ab eo quod capit pectus, id est, ut antiqui dicebant, comprehendit, Varr. L. L. 5, § 131 Müll.: induis, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 61 Rib.); Dig. 34, 2, 24.—A vestment of a priest, Hier. Ep. 64.—
II The opening in the tunic through which the head passed (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 64; id. Vest. Sacerd. 14; Vulg. Exod. 28, 32; 39, 21; id. Job, 30, 18.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) căpĭtĭum, ĭī, n. (caput), vêtement de femme qui couvre la poitrine : Varro L. 5, 131 || cape qui couvre la tête : Non. 542, 25 || ouverture supérieure de la tunique : Laber. 62 ; Gloss. 5, 617, 40.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) capitium2, ī, n., I) ein kurzer, den obern Körperteil eng umschließender Überwurf der röm. Frauen, etwa Mieder, Korsett, Varr. LL. 5, 131. Varr. de vit. p. R. 2. fr. 22 u. 23 K. (b. Non. 542, 25 sqq.). Laber. com. 61. Ulp. dig. 34, 2, 23. § 2. – II) die Öffnung oben in der Tunika, durch die der Kopf gesteckt wurde, Hier. ep. 64, 14. Vulg. exod. 28, 32 u. 39, 23; Tob. 30, 18. Mythogr. Lat. 1, 147 u. 2, 203. Schol. Iuven. 3, 81.
