capitium

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.