houppelande

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noun

A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.

OriginMiddle English hopeland, hopland, houpelond, hoppelande ← Old French houppelande ← Old English hōppāda →
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Meanings

nounhouppelande (plural houppelandes)

plural houppelandes · alternative houpelande

  1. Middle AgeshistoricalA robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhōppāda“upper tunic”
  2. Old Frenchhouppelande
  3. Middle Englishhopeland, hopland, houpelond, hoppelande
  4. Englishhouppelande

Inherited from Middle English hopeland, hopland, houpelond, hoppelande, from Old French houppelande (1281), probably a calque from Old English hōppāda (“upper tunic”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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