| 单词 |
cyclas |
| 释义 |
‖ cyclas Hist.|ˈsɪkləs|
[L. cyclas, a. Gr. κυκλάς a woman's garment with a border all round it.]
A tightly-fitting upper garment or tunic worn by women from ancient times; also sometimes by men, esp. the tunic or surcoat made shorter in front than behind, worn by knights over their armour in the 14th century.
1860Fairholt Costume 97 The lady wears a long gown, over which is a cyclas, or tightly-fitting upper-tunic. 1868Cussans Her. i. 32 Prince John Plantagenet..is represented..as wearing a Cyclas, which reaches below the knees behind, and to the lower part of the thighs in front, being open at the sides as far as the hips. 1883M. E. Haweis in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 425 Judith of Bohemia wore a cyclas worked with gold, in 1083.
¶ Identified or confused with ciclatoun q.v.; see also Du Cange s.v. Cyclas.
1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 95 A rich stuff manufactured in the Cyclades, and therefore called cyclas or ciclaton, gave its name to a garment like a dalmatica or super-tunic worn by both sexes. 1876Rock Text. Fabr. iv. 27. |
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