Evzone, evzone
(ˈɛvzəʊn)
[ad. mod.Gr. εὔζωνος n., f. Gr. εὔζωνος dressed for exercise, f. εὐ- eu- + ζώνη girdle (see zone n. 3).]
A member of a select infantry regiment in the Greek army, originally recruited from the Greek highlands and conspicuous for their uniform which includes a fustanella. Also attrib.
| 1897 W. K. Rose With Greeks in Thessaly iii. 36 The Colonel placed at my disposal a guard of half-a-dozen Evzones. 1927 Times (weekly ed.) 10 Mar. 276/3 The massive upturned pompon clogs worn by the Evzone soldiers. 1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb II. 529 The petticoated Evzones who dealt with Italians were predominantly Albanians. |