noun
sontag
noun
1
A knitted woollen jacket or shawl that fastens at the waist, once worn by women over a dress.
"The museum displayed a Victorian sontag alongside other period garments."
How to Use Sontag
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned knitted jacket for women, named after an opera singer.
Word Forms
sontags plural, Sontags plural
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Etymology
Named after the celebrated 19th-century German soprano Henriette Sontag, after whom the garment style became fashionable.