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

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.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

The ladies wore the houppelande, the cotte hardie, tight around the girdle, and looped up their sleeves excessivement to show this cotte hardie; they also had openings in the surcoat to show the girdle.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by Walton, William

Such a man will have his tunic neatly pleated, rejecting the chance folds of the easy-fitting houppelande, the folds of which were determined by the buckling of the belt.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

A fourth wears a very loose houppelande, encircled about the waist with a broad belt, the tongue of which hangs down and has an ornamented end.

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