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Hi Tom,
Perhaps the word is the modern Italian 'caschetto', which in the
context of this extract can mean a 'bob' or a 'page boy cut'.
Man, those synods would have put the Beatles out of business real and
proper ... :-)
I find that when I am away from a good Italian dictionary, I can
often find what I'm looking for at:
http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/
Also useful can be:
http://www.noortechnology.com/
Best wishes, George
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On 1 Nov 2007, at 22:13, Diana Wright wrote:
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> Try ZAZZAR & words in its vicinity in a good Italian dictionary.
> Sounds like long hair down to the shoulders.
>
> DW
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> Tom Izbicki wrote:
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> I am translating some Florentine synodal enactments about vanity
>> of clothing & appearance. One text refers to false hair. It
>> forbids use of::
>>
>> zazzerris, casciettis, seu rigottis vel triciis.
>>
>> Thus far I have:
>>
>> locks, casciettis, coils or plaits.
>>
>> I cannot find anything like casciettis even in Du Cange. Would
>> anyone recognize the term or something like it?
>>
>> BTW the decree does permit women whose hair is inadequately thick
>> to use cloth to supplement.
>>
>> Tom Izbicki
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