cyclas

[sik-luhs]

noun, plural cyc·la·des

[-luh-deez] .

a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.

a similar, full-length garment worn by women.

a round robe with an elaborately ornamented border, worn by women in ancient Rome.

Origin:
1825–35; < Medieval Latin, Latin < Greek kyklás, noun use of kyklás encircling, akin to kýklos cycle

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Cyclas is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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