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paludamentum

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[puh-loo-duh-men-tuhm] / pəˌlu dəˈmɛn təm /
Also paludament

noun

  • paludamenta
    plural
  1. a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.


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Etymology

Origin of paludamentum

1695–1705; < Latin palūdāmentum; akin to palla

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The general seized his red paludamentum, threw it over his face, groaned once, and fell.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis

Cæsar's red paludamentum marked him out a conspicuous figure for the aim of the missiles, but he bore a charmed life.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis

He saw a tall man with features of wonderful beauty regarding them kindly and in silence; his white paludamentum was heavily fringed with purple, and Sergius recognized him now,—Marcus Marcellus, the new dictator.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

Cæsar had laid down his paludamentum, and the attackers thought they had to deal simply with three ordinary Romans, who meant to sell their lives dearly.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis

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