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DOLMAN (from Turk. dol¢mkn)

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 392 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DOLMAN (from Turk. See also:dol¢mkn)  , originally a See also:long and loose garment See also:left unfastened in front, and with narrow sleeves . It is worn generally by the See also:Turks, and is not unlike a See also:cassock in shape . The name was given to the See also:uniform jacket, worn by hussars, and slung from the shoulders with the sleeves See also:hanging loose; and it is also used for a similar garment worn by ladies, with wide cape- like arrangements instead of sleeves .

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