colobium

noun

co·​lo·​bi·​um

kəˈlōbēəm

plural colobia

-bēə

: a sleeveless or short-sleeved tunic used as an ecclesiastical vestment : a similar garment worn as a coronation robe

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Late Greek kolobion, from Greek kolobos docked, curtailed

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