among the Romans, were wreaths of gold, or silk and gold, interwoven in, not sewed to their garments. The garment was sometimes of one colour with one paragaude; sometimes of two colours, with two paragaude; of three colours, with three paragaude, &c. They were worn both by men and women.

Paragoge, in Grammar, a figure whereby a letter or syllable is added to the end of a word, as med, for me; dicier, for dicer, &c.