cyclas

[ sik-luhs ]

noun

, plural cyc·la·des [sik, -l, uh, -deez].

1. a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.
2. a similar, full-length garment worn by women.
3. a round robe with an elaborately ornamented border, worn by women in ancient Rome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclas¹

1825–35; < Medieval Latin, Latin < Greek kyklás, noun use of kyklás encircling, akin to kýklos cycle

Example Sentences

Hosen, shirts, cyclas, and under-jupons are in the brown basket on the left side of the mule.

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It is many years since I have looked at a fresh-water shell, but I should have said that the shell was Cyclas cornea.

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A genus of river shells separated from Cyclas principally on account of a difference in the animal.

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He wore also a dress which in different times was variously designated as a surcoat, a cyclas, or a tabard.

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Its cercari are usually found in an acephalous mollusc, known by the name of Cyclas cornea.

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