bliaut

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/ˈbliːˌoʊ/

noun

A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.

OriginFrench bliaut →
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Meanings

nounbliaut (plural bliauts)

plural bliauts · alternative bliaud · alternative bliaus

  1. historicalA unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bliaus

Origin

  1. Frenchbliaut
  2. Frenchbliaut
  3. Englishbliaut

Borrowed from French bliaut.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bliaut

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Cite this entry
APA

bliaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliaut

MLA

“bliaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bliaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliaut.

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