capotes
- plural of capote.
Example Sentences
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But just then I heard voices, and two voyageurs, in the blue capotes of the Hudson Bay Company, came out of the timber about twenty yards off.
From The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada by Graydon, William Murray
They were all dressed out in new light-blue capotes and corduroy trousers, which they tied at the knee with beadwork garters.
From Hudson Bay by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
It was a weird sight, those shepherds in their heavy capotes of sheepskin, and their shadows reflected on the mountain, and gave one the impression of so many spectres gliding in the moonlight.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van
Their uniform was similar, except that they had wings to their capotes instead of worsted epaulettes.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
They were clad in the capotes, leggings, fur caps, moccasins, and fingerless mittens usually worn by the men of the settlement in winter.
From The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
