dolman

Meaning

Noun

• A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
• A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.
• A woman's garment with wide capelike sleeves.

Origin

• Apparently from French doliman, dolman (sense 2), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طولامان, دولامان, from طولامق. Compare German Doliman, Dollman; Hungarian dolmány.