English Explanatory Dictionary

mandilion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loose outer garment resembling a cassock or coat, often sleeveless, worn by soldiers over armour or by menservants as a type of overcoat.
noun
  1. Alternative form of mandylion.

Pronunciation

/mɑnˈdɪlɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mandilion.wav /mænˈdɪli.ən/ /-jən/

Word forms

mandilion mandilions

Etymology

From Middle French mandillon (from 1572), from mandille + -on (“forming diminutives of things”); compare Italian mandiglione (1598).

Related words

overcoat surcoat
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