falda

[ fol-duh ]

noun

1. a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of falda¹

< Italian < Germanic; fold ¹

Example Sentences

Drummond turned in saddle as they rode forth upon the dark falda and gazed long and fixedly at the trooper by his side.

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Six-fifteen:—Barclay and his corporal were but dots along the falda now, and moving swiftly.

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Tha drêi as et ljucht fon êr tore vppet ronddêl falda, sa-r that al fêlo wêpende manna wra burchwal wêron.

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It keeps close to the foot of the range, the falda, and enables farmers to settle on it.

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