carmagnole

American  

[kahr-muhn-yohl, kar-ma-nyawl] / ˌkɑr mənˈyoʊl, kar maˈnyɔl /

noun

plural

carmagnoles

1. a dance and song popular during the French Revolution.

2. a man's loose jacket with wide lapels and metal buttons, worn during the French Revolution.

3. the costume of the French revolutionists, consisting chiefly of this jacket, black pantaloons, and a red liberty cap.

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carmagnole British  

/ ˌkɑːmənˈjəʊl, karmaɲɔl /

noun

1. a dance and song popular during the French Revolution

2. the costume worn by many French Revolutionaries, consisting of a short jacket with wide lapels, black trousers, a red liberty cap, and a tricoloured sash

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Etymology

Origin of carmagnole

1790–1800; < French, after the name of a ceremonial jacket worn by peasants of Dauphiné and Savoy, named after Carmagnola, town in Piedmont, Italy

Example Sentences

It is as if two cultures, both of them oddly brandishing the same banner, were arrayed in some 18th century battle painting, the young whirling in defiant rock carmagnole against the panoplied Silent Majority.

From Time Magazine Archive

Revolution, sansculottes, assignats, carmagnole, unpowdered hair—the Batavians were willing to stand for almost anything, but not one iota of provincial sovereignty must be sacrificed.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

Meanwhile, on the road from Paris to Cherbourg, a young man, dressed in the inevitable brown carmagnole of those days, was plodding his way toward Carentan.

From Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories by Hawthorne, Julian

The face of Jesuit Morlet was still, as always, calm and sardonic; he wore a carmagnole jacket and red bonnet.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne

Your Citizen, who would be fashionable, walks abroad, with his Wife on his arm, in red wool nightcap, black shag spencer, and carmagnole complete.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas