houppelande

American  

[hoop-lahnd, -land] / ˈhup lɑnd, -lænd /

Or houpelande

noun

1. (in the Middle Ages) a robe or long tunic, belted or with a fitted bodice, usually having full trailing sleeves and often trimmed or lined with fur.

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Etymology

Origin of houppelande

1350–1400; Middle English hopeland < Middle French < ?

Example Sentences

We are still in the age of the houppelande, the time of cut edges, jagging, big sleeves and trailing gowns.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

This houppelande falls in great folds from the neck to the feet, and is gathered into the neck; it has loose, but not wide, sleeves, falling just below the elbow.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

The common heavy travelling-coat was made in this way, and it was only the very fashionable who wore the houppelande for riding or travelling.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

We retain the houppelande, its curtailments, its exaggerations, its high and low collar, its plain or jagged sleeves.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

How the houppelande or peliçon actually was originated I do not know, but it came about that men suddenly began to clothe themselves in this voluminous and awkward garment.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton