abollan.
/əˈbɒlə/, U.S. /əˈbɑlə/ Roman History.
In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers).
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1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. Abolla, a kind of Purple Garment doubled, which was very large, had many Plaits, and was adorned with great Buttons, which the Romans wore to defend themselves from Cold and the Injuries of the Weather.
1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 21/1 The abolla seems..to have stood opposed to the toga, which was a garment of peace, as the abolla was of war.
1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. x. 293 One of a set in Athens who affect philosophy and wear the abolla.
1888 G. Meredith Reading of Earth in Poet. Wks. (1919) 388 Their tenderest of self did each one slay; His cloak of dignity, her fleur de luce; Her lily flower, and his abolla cloak, Things living, slew they, and no artery bled.
1912 H. S. Jones Compan. Rom. Hist. v. 330 Other thick over-wraps were the laena, lacerna, and abolla, which we cannot distinguish in detail; they were often dyed in bright colours.
1938 S. Beckett Murphy x. 200 Socrates, when he turned up the tail of his abolla at the trees.
2002 Britannia 33 25 There is mention of a cenatoria and a cubitoria, both formal attire, perhaps topped by an abolla or laena.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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