n. A headband,fillet,or garland; specifically, among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a band or fillet used as a decoration of sacred persons or things, as of priests, victims, statues, and altars.n. One of the in-fulæ or lappets of a miter.n. In botany, an oil-tube, or receptacle for oil, found in the fruits of most Umbelliferæ.n. In zoöl., a band; a streak or stripe, as of color or tex- ture; a fascia.