Sentence:  In the Magyar costume, his heart beating more proudly under the national <WSD>attila</WSD>, he passed before the eyes of the peasants who had known him when a child, and had fought under his orders; and he spoke to them by name, recognizing many of his old companions in these poor people with cheeks tanned by the sun, and heads whitened by age. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume.