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paletot

[ pal-i-toh, pal-toh ]

noun

  1. any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.


paletot

/ ˈpæltəʊ /

noun

  1. a loose outer garment
  2. a woman's fitted coat often worn over a crinoline or bustle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paletot1

1830–40; < French, Middle French, variant of paletoc < Middle English paltok a jacket, peasant's coat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paletot1

C19: from French
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Example Sentences

He looked as if he had been out in the rain all night without a paletot.

This fullness is owing to its being cut in a style like the paletot.

She wore a puce silk paletot, and a brown hat trimmed with black lace; an unbecoming costume for one so tall.

With this great symbol, we have adopted others—the hat, the cigar, the paletot or round jacket.

It is hollowed out at the side and back seams, like a lady's paletot, tight over the breast, and fastened with little jet buttons.

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