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mandilion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɑnˈdɪlɪən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /mænˈdɪli.ən/
  • General-American: /-jən/
  • homophone: mandylion
  • rhymes with -ɪljən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A loose outer garment resembling a cassock or coat, often sleeveless, worn by soldiers over armour or by menservants as a type of overcoat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of mandylion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From Middle French mandillon (from 1572), from mandille + -on (“forming diminutives of things”); compare Italian mandiglione (1598).

See mandylion.