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paludamenta

paludamenta is the plural of paludamentum.

Meaning of paludamentum

Noun

paludamentum (plural paludamenta)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers, fastened at one shoulder.
    • The horse was not in the least like a Greek horse (nor even a Trojan), and F.M. the Duke of Wellington was not represented with the ensis or short sword in his grasp, the chlamys flying from his shoulder, or the paludamentum, as more suitable for the cool of the English climate (totidem divisos...1847, “The Wellington Statue”, in The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c., London, page 523, column 2
    Synonyms:
    paludament

Questions about paludamenta

What is paludamenta the plural of?
Paludamenta is the plural of paludamentum.

Words near paludamenta in the dictionary

  1. paludal
  2. paludal fever
  3. paludal fevers
  4. paludals
  5. paludament
  6. paludamenta
  7. paludaments
  8. paludamentum
  9. paludaria
  10. paludarium
  11. paludariums

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