taglioni
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Said to be named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers, the most famous being Marie Taglioni.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taglioni (plural taglionis)
- (archaic) A kind of overcoat.
- 1843, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Ravenswing:
- A rhubarb-coloured coat of the sort which, I believe, are called Taglionis, and which have no waist-buttons.
References[edit]
- “taglioni”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
taglioni m