dolman

American  

[dohl-muhn, dol-] / ˈdoʊl mən, ˈdɒl- /

noun

• dolmans
  plural

1. a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.

2. a long outer robe worn by Turks.

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dolman British  

/ ˈdɒlmən /

noun

1. a long Turkish outer robe

2. Also called: dolman jacket. a hussar's jacket worn slung over the shoulder

3. a woman's cloak with voluminous capelike sleeves

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dolmans
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dolman

1575–85; syncopated variant of doliman, dolyman < Turkish dolaman (obsolete), derivative of dolamak to wind round

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Example Sentences

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De Gaulle, feigning to inspect the frogs on her dolman, replied: "Indeed! Madame."

From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014

Here, briefly, are the highlights of this Government ruling: No bias or dolman sleeves.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dark Hungarian dolman that he wears suits him admirably.

From The Strange Story of Rab R?by by M?r J?kai

Mrs. Hayes wore a magnificent sealskin dolman and a black brocaded silk dress, with a white uncut velvet bonnet and ostrich feathers.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore

His short embroidered dolman reached to his hips, and was confined by a costly girdle, wherefrom depended a little pouch containing pen and ink, while his watch-chain dangled from his breeches' pocket.

From The Strange Story of Rab R?by by M?r J?kai

Aunt Susan was a woman with fine eyes and teeth, as well as a charming manner, but her style of dressing dated back to the eighties—full skirts, flat hats with strings, beaded plush dolmans, etc.

From Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl by Irene Elliott Benson

The dolmans that open in front and fall low at each side are admirable also, according to his ideas.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke

Instead of peasants, we see body-guards, in yellow dolmans and scarlet hose, swaggering before the doors.

From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai

The bullet and the moth have torn And riddled well the dolmans dim.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Agnes Lee

Although the trumpeter and I both knew of this order, we had, nevertheless, taken off our dolmans and taken up our sabres.

From The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot by Oliver C. Colt

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