houppelande
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
houppelande (plural houppelandes)
- (historical, Middle Ages) A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.
French edit
Etymology edit
Probably an adaptation of Old English hop-pada.
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /u.plɑ̃d/
Noun edit
houppelande f (plural houppelandes)
Further reading edit
- “houppelande”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.