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bliaut

/ˈbliːˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bli-aut
IPA
/ˈbliːˌoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bliaut.

Inflected Forms

bliauts (plural) bliaud (alternative) bliaus (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bliaut?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbliːˌoʊ/.
What does bliaut mean?
A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.
Where does bliaut come from?
Borrowed from French bliaut.

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