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bliaus

bliaus noun: synonym of bliaut.

Noun

bliaus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Synonym of bliaut.
    • The bliaus, a long, tight-fitting robe, was worn by the upper classes during the Eleveth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries, and is now represented by the workman's blouse.1885, Marion Harry Spielmann, The Magazine of Art, page 247
    • In a close roll of the reign of King John, there is an order for a bliaus lined with fur for the use of the queen . For the lower orders the bliaus was made of canvas and fustian . ( Vide Ducange in voce for quotations . ) M. Viollet - le - Duc has a ...1876, James Robinson Planché, A Cyclopaedia of Costume Or Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent: The dictionary, page 44
    Synonyms:
    bliaut

Synonyms of bliaus

Questions about bliaus

What does bliaus mean?
Bliaus means synonym of bliaut.
What part of speech is bliaus?
Bliaus is a noun.

Words near bliaus in the dictionary

  1. bleys
  2. Blezard
  3. BLI
  4. bli neder
  5. Bliar
  6. bliaus
  7. bliaut
  8. bliauts
  9. blicant
  10. blick
  11. blicked

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