paludamentum
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of paludamentum
1695–1705; < Latin palūdāmentum; akin to palla
Example Sentences
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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
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
Rome had long since outgrown her walls and ceased to contemplate them except as landmarks and conventionalities, useless but as significant as C�sar's paludamentum.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
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
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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