Etymology

schandmantel

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Today it means: An instrument of punishment resembling a barrel that is worn as a coat to humiliate the wearer. Full definition →

German Schandmantel
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  1. German · borrowed fromSchandmantel
  2. English todayschandmantel

Borrowed from German Schandmantel.

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