Meanings
- no pluralSynonym of bliaut.
The bliaus, a long, tight-fitting robe, was worn by the upper classes during the Eleveth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries, and is now represented by the workman's blouse.
1885, Marion Harry Spielmann, The Magazine of Art, page 2471 more example
In a close roll of the reign of King John, there is an order for a bliaus lined with fur for the use of the queen . For the lower orders the bliaus was made of canvas and fustian . ( Vide Ducange in voce for quotations . ) M. Viollet - le - Duc has a ...
1876, James Robinson Planché, A Cyclopaedia of Costume Or Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent: The dictionary, page 44Synonyms: bliaut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bliaut.
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