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kausia

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Two 4th and 3rd century BC terracotta statues from Athens depicting Ancient Greeks wearing the kausia

Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek καυσία (kausía).

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    kausia (plural kausias)

    1. (historical) A flat hat used in the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
      • 2019, Alex Gough, Emperor’s Knife (The Imperial Assassin; 2)‎[1], London: Canelo, published 2022, →ISBN:
        He had even been known to go out and about dressed in ancient Macedonian style to mimic his hero – the flat kausia hat and the crepidae shoes.

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    Noun

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    kausia

    1. partitive plural of kausi

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