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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

cape

Etymology

From Latin sagum, perhaps of Gaulish origin.

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