paludamentum
paludamentum noun: a military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers, fastened at one shoulder.
Noun
paludamentum (plural paludamenta)
- 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
Synonyms of paludamentum
Forms of paludamentum
| plural | paludamenta |
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Origin of paludamentum
Borrowed from Latin palūdāmentum.
Questions about paludamentum
- What does paludamentum mean?
- Paludamentum means a military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers, fastened at one shoulder.
- What part of speech is paludamentum?
- Paludamentum is a noun.
- What is the plural of paludamentum?
- The plural of paludamentum is paludamenta.
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