01 n. A handful.
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1.
A handful.[R.]
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2.
A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.
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3.
Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.