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dol⋅man

[dohl-muhn, dol-]
–noun, plural -mans.
1. a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
2. a long outer robe worn by Turks.

Origin:
1575–85; syncopated var. of doliman, dolyman < Turk dolaman (obs.), deriv. of dolamak to wind round
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dol·man   (dŏl'mən)   
n.   pl. dol·mans
A woman's garment having capelike arm pieces.

[French, from German, from Hungarian dolmany, from Turkish dōlāmān, robe, from dolamak, to wind.]
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