"capistrum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capistra [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin capistrum. Doublet of capstan. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id=seize}}, {{bor|en|la|capistrum}} Latin capistrum, {{doublet|en|capstan}} Doublet of capstan Head templates: {{en-noun|capistra}} capistrum (plural capistra)
  1. (historical) Synonym of phorbeia. Tags: historical Synonyms: phorbeia [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-capistrum-en-noun-r4swNrW5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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