dolman jacket
- noun
:
chaqueta dolmán
- The museum displayed an ornate dolman jacket from the Napoleonic era.
Examples
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Many 19th-century cavalry uniforms included the stylish dolman jacket.
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He wore a dolman jacket with elaborate braiding for the reenactment.
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She wore a stylish dolman jacket to the party.
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The dolman jackets are perfect for autumn.
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He wore a dolman jacket with elaborate braiding for the reenactment.
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Many 19th-century cavalry uniforms included the stylish dolman jacket.
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The museum displayed an ornate dolman jacket from the Napoleonic era.
Synonyms
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A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front
A short close-fitting jacket with decorative braids worn over the shoulders
A short waist-length jacket worn by military officers at formal dinners
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the subtype noun 'dolman' (a short, decorated jacket) with the general noun 'jacket', so its meaning — a jacket of the dolman style — is directly compositional. This modifier+head pattern is a standard, cross-linguistic way to form types, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings would understand it.
Etymology
Dolman jacket comes from Hungarian hussars, soldiers on horseback, who wore a short, richly braided coat called a dolman that fit over the shoulders. Because of that uniform look, dolman jacket today means a military-style jacket worn over the shoulders.