abolla
Americannoun
plural
abollaeEtymology
Origin of abolla
1865–70; < Latin, probably ultimately < Greek ambolḗ, syncopated variant of anabolḗ a throwing back (and about). See anabolism
Example Sentences
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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 Meredith, George
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