English Explanatory Dictionary

houppelande

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.

Word forms

houppelande houppelandes houpelande

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hopeland, hopland, houpelond, hoppelande, from Old French houppelande (1281), probably a calque from Old English hōppāda (“upper tunic”).

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