kamelaukion

[ kah-mee-lahf-kee-awn; English kam-uh-law-kee-on, kah-muh-lou- ]

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noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

plural kamelaukia [kah-mee-, lahf, -kee-ah, kam-, uh, -, law, -kee-, uh], kamelaukions.

a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.

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Origin of kamelaukion¹

< Medieval Greek kamēlaúkion, alteration of kalymmaúchion (derivative of kálymma veil, covering; calyptra ), perhaps by association with kámēlos camel, but sense relation unclear

Kamehameha I Kamenev

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