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roquelaure
[ rok-uh-lawr, -lohr, roh-kuh-; French rawkuh-lawr ]
noun
, plural roq·ue·laures [rok, -, uh, -lawrz, -lohrz, r, awk, uh, -, lawr].
- a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.
roquelaure
/ ˈrɒkəˌlɔː /
noun
- a man's hooded knee-length cloak of the 18th and 19th centuries
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roquelaure1
First recorded in 1710–20; named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roquelaure1
C18: from French, named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal
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Example Sentences
Katte has his very coat, a gray top-coat or travelling roquelaure, in keeping;—and their schemes are many.
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Friedrich cautiously rises; dresses; takes his money, his new red roquelaure, unbolts the Barn-door, and walks out.
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Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaure closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.
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"It is this," I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaure.
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That roquelaure became mine by what you might call impressment, and thereby hangs a tale which you shall hear anon.
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