fustanella

or fus·ti·nel·la

[ fuhs-tuh-nel-uh, foo-stuh- ]

noun

1. a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.

fustanella

/ ˌfʌstəˈnɛlə /

noun

1. a white knee-length pleated skirt worn by men in Greece and Albania

Word History and Origins

Origin of fustanella¹

1840–50; < Italian < Modern Greek phoustanélla, diminutive of phoustáni woman's dress < Italian fustagno fustian

Word History and Origins

Origin of fustanella¹

C19: from Italian, from Modern Greek phoustani , probably from Italian fustagno fustian

Example Sentences

The moving figure of a man, wearing the white fustanella, has the strange beauty of an Arab moving alone in the vast sands.

From Project Gutenberg

It consists of a red cap with dark blue tassel, a white shirt with wide sleeves, a vest and jacket, sometimes of velvet, handsomely adorned with gold or black braid, a belt in which various weapons are carried, a white kilt or fustanella of many folds, white hose tied with garters, and red leather shoes with pointed ends, from which a tassel depends.

From Project Gutenberg

Her husband appeared in full Palicari dress, with an irrepproachable fustanella, and handsome jacket and leggings.

From Project Gutenberg

The streets are narrow and irregular, the men mostly in European costume, with here and there a fustanella.

From Project Gutenberg

He wears a jacket, fustanella, and leggings, of the dirtiest possible white—a white which mocks at all washings, past and future.

From Project Gutenberg