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''Femoralia'' or ''feminalia'' and ''tibialia'' were a kind of leg covering used in ancient Rome, the ''femoralia'' covering the upper leg (''cf.''
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''Femoralia'' or ''feminalia'' and ''tibialia'' were a kind of leg covering used in ancient Rome, the ''femoralia'' covering the upper leg (''cf.'' femur
The femur (; : femurs or femora ), or thigh bone is the only long bone, bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many quadrupeds, four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg.
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) and the ''tibialia'' covering the lower leg (''cf.'' tibia
The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two Leg bones, bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outsi ...
).
''Femoralia'' are sometimes described as short trousers
Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants ( American, Canadian and Australian English) are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending ...
or breeches
Breeches ( ) are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. Formerly a standard item of Western men's ...
, and ''tibialia'' as leggings
Leggings are several types of leg attire that have varied through the years. Modern usage from the 1960s onwards has come to refer to elastic close-fitting High-rise (fashion), high-rise garments worn over the legs typically by women, such as leg ...
.Raffaele D'Amato, ''Roman Military Clothing: AD 400-640'' 3:19
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