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abolla

/əˈbɒlə/

abolla noun: a cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch.

abolla: a cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one...
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Noun

abolla (plural abollae or abollas)

  1. A cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch.
    • The best abollas were dyed with the Tyrian purple.1805, David MacPherson, Annals of Commerce, Manufactures, Fisheries, and Navigation, with Brief Notices of the Arts and Sciences Connected with Them, Volume 1, page 159
    • Ceispinus did not heed to whom he gave his Tyrian abolla (cloak used at suppers) when he changed his dress, and resumed his toga. Whoever has got it, we pray thee, restore it to its proper shoulders. It is not Crispinus, but his abolla requires this of thee; for it is not every one to whom a dress...1858, Andrew Amos, Martial and the Moderns, page 285

Examples of abolla in a sentence

  • Ceispinus did not heed to whom he gave his Tyrian abolla (cloak used at suppers) when he changed his dress, and resumed his toga.1858, Andrew Amos, Martial and the Moderns, page 285:
  • The woollen abolla also dated back to republican days and was fastened in the same way.1987, David J. Symone, Costume of Ancient Rome, page 20:

Forms of abolla

pluralabollae
pluralabollas

Origin of abolla

Borrowed from Latin abolla.

Questions about abolla

What does abolla mean?
Abolla means a cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch.
How do you use abolla in a sentence?
Ceispinus did not heed to whom he gave his Tyrian abolla (cloak used at suppers) when he changed his dress, and resumed his toga.
What part of speech is abolla?
Abolla is a noun.
How do you pronounce abolla?
Abolla is pronounced /əˈbɒlə/.
What is the plural of abolla?
The plural of abolla is abollae.

Words near abolla in the dictionary

  1. abolitionize
  2. abolitionized
  3. abolitionizes
  4. abolitionizing
  5. abolitions
  6. abolla
  7. abollae
  8. abollas
  9. Abom
  10. aboma
  11. abomas

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