name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
dolman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒlmən/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈdoʊlmən/
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homophone: dolmen
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CMU ARPABET: D AA1 L M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
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noun
Meaning 3
A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.
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noun
Meaning 4
A woman's garment with wide capelike sleeves.
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noun
Meaning 5
a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cloak
noun
Meaning 6
a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dolman jacket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jacket
History
Etymology
Apparently from French doliman, dolman (sense 2), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طولامان, دولامان (dolaman, “robe”), from طولامق (dolamak, “to wrap around”). Compare German Doliman, Dollman; Hungarian dolmány.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: dolman — Turkish garment
- Polish: dolman — Turkish garment
- Portuguese: dólmã — Turkish garment
- Serbo-Croatian: до̀лама — Turkish garment
- Serbo-Croatian: dòlama — Turkish garment
- French: dolman — hussar's jacket
- Hungarian: dolmány — hussar's jacket
- Italian: dolman — hussar's jacket
- Polish: dolman — hussar's jacket
- Portuguese: dólmã — hussar's jacket
- Serbo-Croatian: до̀лама — hussar's jacket
- Serbo-Croatian: dòlama — hussar's jacket
- French: dolman — woman's garment with wide sleeves
- Polish: dolman — woman's garment with wide sleeves