abolla

[Lat., fr. Gr. ἀμβολά (ambola) = a mantle.] Among the ancient Greeks and Romans: A thick woollen mantle or cloak, worn principally by military men, and thus was opposed to the toga, which was especially the habiliment of peace. [TOGA.] Its use was, however, not confined to military excursions, but it was also worn within the city. It was also used by the Stoic philosophers at Rome as a distinctive dre . ABOLLA.