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epitogium

, epi + toga.
Searchable Lemmata: epitogium (L).
Alternate Forms:

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Garment; long outergarment; cloak; gown. Cf. hemitogium. There are early MdE references to an 'epitoge', "cassock, or long Garment worn loose over other Apparel, the habit of a Graduat in the University', from the second half of the 17th century ['epitoge', OED, 2nd ed. (1989)].(ante 1275 - circa 1450)
1. [80] ... albedo: blanchisure ... panniculo: clotet, drap, drapelet ... [82] ... epitogium : surcote, penula : furrure, manubium : manche, birrus : gerurs, opus : overayne, extivale : estivur, sindo : sendel, sericum : seye, bissus : chesel, linum : checes de flax, experiolus : esquirel ... mantica: trusel vel sasel ... [83] ... opus anaglafarium: overaine levé Gloss. From Alexander Nequam's de Nominibus Utensilium. [AND TLL (ii 80-83) circa 1275]
2. Quidam clamatores pelliciorum reparandorum discurrent per civitatem Parisius et reparant furraturas [MS furrunturas] epytogiorum et palliorum et eorum partem furrando. [AND TLL (i 198) circa 1275/1299]
3. cum ... corpus Domini ad quendam infirmum deferendum sub epitogio recepisset Ecclesiastic/Regula. (cloak) [DMLBS Reg. Heref. (330) 1325]
4. [370 m. 29] ... unum lectum palatum rubeum et nigrum cum turettis de rosis albis ponderat' ... [371 m. 2] ... duos torales epitogeos precii xx s. Accounts, Legal. (gown) [DMLBS Pat (370 m. 29-371 m. 2) 1403/1404]
5. I gown [epitogium] of scarlet (Invent.) Accounts. [DMLBS Rec. Norw. (II 399) 1442]
6. epitogium, a gowne, gowyn Gloss. [DMLBS WW (epitogium) 1400/1499]
c.f.: gown, surcoat, toral
AF, L.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Back, Chest, Neck, Shoulder(s), Waist.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical Latin (an overgarment). Epi- (Greek έπι-) originally carried the general sense of 'placed or resting upon'.
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