paludamentum
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of paludamentum
1695–1705; < Latin palūdāmentum; akin to palla
Example Sentences
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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 Osborne, Duffield
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 Davis, William Stearns
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 Davis, William Stearns
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 Davis, William Stearns
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