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LNS

causia, causiae

causia

καυσία

noun (f., 1^st declension)

a Macedonian white hat with a broad brim, worn in Rome by the poorer people, as a protection against the sun
a kind of roof for the protection of besiegers

Abbreviations

causia, ae, f., = καυσία, a Macedonian white hat with a broad brim, worn in Rome by the poorer people, as a protection against the sun, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 42; id. Pers. 1, 3, 75; Val. Max. 5, 1, 4; Mart. 14, 29.

—Hence, In milit. lang., a kind of roof for the protection of besiegers, = vinea, Veg. Mil. 4, 15.