paenula
paenula noun: a kind of woollen cloak or mantle used by Romans, worn on journeys and in rainy weather.
Noun
paenula (plural paenulas or paenulae)
- A kind of woollen cloak or mantle used by Romans, worn on journeys and in rainy weather.
- The paenula, another type of cloak, was less bulky. It was triangular, closed in front, and had a V-shaped opening for the head. The paenula, being a garment designed for travelers, was shorter than the lacerna and the pallium.1999, Glen Warren Bowersock, Peter Brown, Oleg Grabar, Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 381
- The Romans were punctilious about dress and distinguished between the paenula of the poor, the toga worn by Roman citizens, and the chlamys, the short cloak worn by soldiers. While accessible to all first-century Romans, the paenula was […]2002, Barbara Dee Baumgarten, Vestments for All Seasons, Church Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 17
- A chasuble, especially in its older form.
Forms of paenula
| plural | paenulas |
|---|---|
| plural | paenulae |
Origin of paenula
Borrowed from Latin paenula.
Questions about paenula
- What does paenula mean?
- Paenula means a kind of woollen cloak or mantle used by Romans, worn on journeys and in rainy weather.
- What part of speech is paenula?
- Paenula is a noun.
- What is the plural of paenula?
- The plural of paenula is paenulas.
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