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cyc⋅las

[sik-luhs]
–noun, plural -la⋅des [-luh-deez] .
1. a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.
2. a similar, full-length garment worn by women.
3. a round robe with an elaborately ornamented border, worn by women in ancient Rome.

Origin:
1825–35; < ML, L < Gk kyklás, n. use of kyklás encircling, akin to kýklos cycle
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