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bliaut

/ˈbliːˌoʊ/

bliaut noun: a unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.

bliaut: a unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and...
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Noun

bliaut (plural bliauts)

  1. (historical) A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.

Forms of bliaut

pluralbliauts
alternative formbliaud
alternative formbliaus

Origin of bliaut

Borrowed from French bliaut.

Questions about bliaut

What does bliaut mean?
Bliaut means a unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.
What part of speech is bliaut?
Bliaut is a noun.
How do you pronounce bliaut?
Bliaut is pronounced /ˈbliːˌoʊ/.
What is the plural of bliaut?
The plural of bliaut is bliauts.

Words near bliaut in the dictionary

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

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