dolman
noun
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
dolmans
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pluralof dolman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I was sort of shy on sacks and dolmans and such, but I done my best to please him with a patchwork comforter.
From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln
At every gate, at every buttressed window, stand a couple of pages in crimson dolmans and tightly-fitting, cornflower-blue hose, richly garnished with silver-embroidered lace.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
There they are—thousands of them, British matrons, plain, ordinary, commonplace creatures with dolmans, and bonnets far back on their heads, each with a family of—what? four, six, eight, sometimes ten children!
From A Question of Marriage by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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
I was in command of the battalion of Uhlans, and we made a gallant show, in our scarlet dolmans, our lances, with their scarlet pennons, catching the sun like points of fire.
From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell
