abolla

American

[uh-bol-uh] / əˈbɒl ə /

noun

a woolen cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

abollae

plural

Etymology

Origin of abolla

1865–70; < Latin, probably ultimately < Greek ambolḗ, syncopated variant of anabolḗ a throwing back (and about). See anabolism

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Their tenderest of self did each one slay; His cloak of dignity, her fleur de luce; Her lily flower, and his abolla cloak, Things living, slew they, and no artery bled.

From Poems — Volume 3 by George Meredith

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