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kontuszes

kontuszes is the plural of kontusz.

Meaning of kontusz

Noun

kontusz (plural kontuszes)

  1. (historical) A type of outer garment popular in the 16th century worn by Hungarian and Polish–Lithuanian noblemen, which in the 17th century (worn over a żupan) became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian Cossack attire.
    • Therefore, before they followed the Judge to the wood, they had assumed a different bearing, and put on different attire, linen dusters suitable for a stroll, with which they covered and protected their kontuszes; […]1917, Adam Mickiewicz, George Rapall Noyes, “Flirtation”, in Pan Tadeusz, or The Last Foray in Lithuania […], London; Toronto, Ont.: J[oseph] M[alaby] & Sons Ltd.; […], →OCLC, page 70

Questions about kontuszes

What is kontuszes the plural of?
Kontuszes is the plural of kontusz.

Words near kontuszes in the dictionary

  1. kontraktnik
  2. kontraktniki
  3. kontraktniks
  4. kontras
  5. kontusz
  6. kontuszes
  7. Konya
  8. konyaite
  9. Konyak
  10. Konyaks
  11. konyo girl

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