houppelande

or houpe·lande

[ hoop-lahnd, -land ]

noun

(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.

Origin of houppelande

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

Words Nearby houppelande

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How to use houppelande in a sentence

We are still in the age of the houppelande, the time of cut edges, jagging, big sleeves and trailing gowns.
English Costume | Dion Clayton Calthrop
The sixth and last of this group is wearing an unbound houppelande—that is, he wears no belt.
English Costume | Dion Clayton Calthrop

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