machil
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Searchable Lemmata: machil (L).
Alternate Forms: mahil.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Garment;
long tunic or robe (extending to the feet).(ante 1200 - post 1400)
1. Mahil, quod est tunica talaris, tota iacinthina, habens ad pedes septuaginta duo tintinnabula totidemque intermixta ac dependentia punica mala.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,21,4)]
Sex: Male Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Back, Chest, Entire Body.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Late Latin < from Hebrew me'il מְעִיל. The Biblical term referred to a long priestly vestment, normally adorned with tassels, worn under the ephod (q.v.). Insular knowledge of the word is derived from Isisdore and Jerome.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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