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talma|ˈtælmə|
Pl. -as.
[Named after François Joseph Talma, French tragedian (1763–1826).]
A cape or cloak worn by men, and also by women in the 19th c.
1852P. S. G. Ten Broeck Let. 1 Apr. in T. Donaldson Moqui Pueblo Indians (1893) 26 The most beautiful part of their dress is a talma.., which is thrown over the shoulders, fastened in front, and, hanging down behind, reaches halfway below the knee. 1860Hawthorne Marb. Faun i, If a lion's skin could have been substituted for his modern talma. 1894Times 17 Aug. 9/3 [U.S. tariff] On cloaks, dolmans, jackets, talmas, ulsters, or other outside garments for ladies and children's apparel. |