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ev·zone (ev′zōn′)

noun

a member of a special unit of riflemen in the Greek army whose uniform includes a wide skirt

Etymology: < ModGr euzōnos < Gr, well-equipped, lit., well-girdled < eu-, well (see eu-) + zōnē, a girdle: see zone

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