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

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 Project Gutenberg

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.

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Under the houppelande was the skirt and the cotehardie of thin material, and on the legs hose, pied or powdered, made of silk or cloth cut to the form and sewn.

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For example, the houppelande was open from the bottom of the skirt to the knee in front or at the side, and this opening was often cut or jagged into shapes; also it was open all the way up the side of the leg, and from the neck to the breast, and buttoned over.

From Project Gutenberg

Later in the reign, when the second Queen of Richard had brought over many rich fashions, the ladies adopted the houppelande, with its heavy collar and wide, hanging sleeves.

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