virgŭla, ae, f. dim. [virga], a little twig, a small rod, a wand, Nep. Thras. 4, 1; Cic. Phil. 8, 8, 23; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1: divina, a divining-rod, Cic. Off. 1, 44, 158; also, the title of a work by Varro, ap. Non. p. 550, 12: censoria, a critical mark, as a sign of spuriousness (i. q. obelus), Quint. 1, 4, 3.
Of an accentual mark, Mart. Cap. 3, § 273.
Of a stripe on a garment, Schol. Juv. 8, 207.
Of a slight column of smoke, Vulg. Cant. 3, 6.