Balteus is a Latin word, possibly itself from
EtruscanThe Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna , in Italy...
, which means "belt", a word derived from it.
It has particularly been used as a term for:
- The girdle
The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity.-History:...
of a Biblical Jewish priestA Kohen is a Jew who is in direct patrilineal descent from the Biblical Aaron, older brother of Moses, with an honored status in Judaism...
, three or four fingers in breadth and (according to rabbinic tradition) thirty-two ells long; it had to be embroidered after the same pattern and to be of the same colour as the curtain of the forecourt and the tabernacle of the covenant .
- A sword belt
The balteus was the standard belt worn by the Roman legionary. It was probably used to tuck clothing into or to hold weapons.The plate-covered belt popularly called a cingulum was more likely known as a balteus...
worn by the Roman legionary
- A belt or collar passing round a horse's neck and breast, partly for protection, and partly for ornament.
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Balteus is a Latin word, possibly itself from
EtruscanThe Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna , in Italy...
, which means "belt", a word derived from it.
It has particularly been used as a term for:
- The girdle
The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity.-History:...
of a Biblical Jewish priestA Kohen is a Jew who is in direct patrilineal descent from the Biblical Aaron, older brother of Moses, with an honored status in Judaism...
, three or four fingers in breadth and (according to rabbinic tradition) thirty-two ells long; it had to be embroidered after the same pattern and to be of the same colour as the curtain of the forecourt and the tabernacle of the covenant .
- A sword belt
The balteus was the standard belt worn by the Roman legionary. It was probably used to tuck clothing into or to hold weapons.The plate-covered belt popularly called a cingulum was more likely known as a balteus...
worn by the Roman legionary
- A belt or collar passing round a horse's neck and breast, partly for protection, and partly for ornament. It was often decorated with embossed work, and sometimes carried bells.
- The belt on the celestial globe representing the sun's course and bearing the signs of the zodiac.
- The praecinctio (διάζωμα) of the ancient Roman theatre.
- In Ionic architecture
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
, an ornamental band which encircles the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital.
- The sub-cinctorium
The subcinctorium, is an ornamental vestment reserved for the pope, which is worn at a solemn pontifical Mass, it is very similar to, but somewhat broader than, the maniple in form and nature....
, a papal garment.