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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque

Greek Monolingual

η, Ν
1. λευκή, κοντή, φαρδιά και πολύπτυχη ανδρική φούστα, βασικό εξάρτημα της εθνικής παραδοσιακής ανδρικής φορεσιάς
2. η φούστα τών ευζώνων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < φουστάνι + κατάλ. -έλα (πρβλ. πιατ-έλα) ή, κατ' άλλη άποψη, < ιταλ. fustana, μέσω ενός αμάρτυρου υποκορ. fustanella].