opera cloak
Britishnoun
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He turned parkas and anoraks and bathrobes into entrance-making opera cloaks in ruby, shocking pink and chrysoprase.
From New York Times
One man was dressed in camouflage, another wore a pony tail and an opera cloak.
From Washington Post
He was cloned from the bloodstains found on Lucy Todd Lincoln’s opera cloak.
From Literature
Scarlet is worn on foot—for opera cloaks, in shawls, in whole dresses.
From Project Gutenberg
She had left her opera cloak and evening gown in the cloak-room, and was now attired in what looked like a bathing-suit of tight pink silk.
From Project Gutenberg
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