opera cloak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One man was dressed in camouflage, another wore a pony tail and an opera cloak.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2016
Other companies probably do worse things but Ryanair is the only one that delights in stepping into the public eye wearing an opera cloak and laughing maniacally.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2010
Says he: "No American conductor can expect simply to wrap himself in an opera cloak and make music."
From Time Magazine Archive
He was cloned from the bloodstains found on Lucy Todd Lincoln’s opera cloak.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
As your opera cloak must be light enough to keep on all the evening, though you may throw it open, you must wear over it a heavier cloak or a shawl.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence
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