justaucorps

[ zhoo-stuh-kawr, -kohr; French zhyst-oh-kawr ]

noun,plural just·au·corps

[zhoo-stuh-kawr, -kohr; French zhyst-oh-kawr]. /ˈʒu stəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr; French ʒüst oʊˈkɔr/.

a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Origin of justaucorps

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First recorded in 1650–60, justaucorps is from French juste au corps “fitting to the body”

Also called justicoat.

Words Nearby justaucorps

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How to use justaucorps in a sentence

Raoul had thrust his hand up to the wrist into his justaucorps in great agitation.
Ten Years Later | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
They are represented there with embroidered justaucorps, wigs and ribbons.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare | J. J. Jusserand
Raoul thrust his hand up to the wrist into his justaucorps in great agitation.
Ten Years Later | Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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