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houppelande

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
houp-pelande
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hopeland,hopland,houpelond,hoppelande, houppelande, hōppāda

Inflected Forms

houppelandes (plural) houpelande (alternative)

Questions

What does houppelande mean?
A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.
Where does houppelande come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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