paenula

[ peen-yuh-luh ]

noun,plural pae·nu·lae [peen-yuh-lee], /ˈpin yəˌli/, pae·nu·las.
  1. a long, circular cloak, sleeveless and often hooded, worn by the poorer classes in ancient Rome.

Origin of paenula

1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1745–55

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