paletot
Americannoun
noun
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a loose outer garment
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a woman's fitted coat often worn over a crinoline or bustle
Etymology
Origin of paletot
1830–40; < French, Middle French, variant of paletoc < Middle English paltok a jacket, peasant's coat
Example Sentences
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She wore a puce silk paletot, and a brown hat trimmed with black lace; an unbecoming costume for one so tall.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
There were others in the open air; and in the midst of the yard stood S�n�cal with his everlasting blue paletot lined with red.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
She wore a brown silk gown, which had the colour of Spanish wine, with a paletot of black velvet bordered with sable.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
He came to keep the appointment in a big paletot, lined with red flannel, like the one S�n�cal used to wear in former days.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
A man in a hazel-coloured paletot was walking on the edge of the footpath.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
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