Dolman

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A Dolman (from Turkish dolaman) is a type of clothing. Originally, the term referred to a long and loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front. It was worn generally by the Turks, and is not unlike a cassock in shape.

The name was also given to the uniform jacket worn by hussars. The close fitting, short cut coat was heavily braided. It was usually worn with a pelisse, a similar coat worn and slung from the shoulders with the sleeves hanging loose. Dolman is also used for a similar garment worn by ladies, with wide capelike arrangements instead of sleeves.

Dolman was also a favourite style of mantle in the 1870's and 80's, worn by fashionable women. It was often cleverly cut from shawl fabric.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.