redingote

[ red-ing-goht ]

noun

1. a dress or lightweight coat, usually belted, open along the entire front to reveal a dress or petticoat worn underneath it.
2. a coatdress with a contrasting gore in front.
3. a long, double-breasted overcoat worn by men in the 18th century.

redingote

/ ˈrɛdɪŋˌɡəʊt /

noun

1. a woman's coat with a close-fitting top and a full skirt
2. a man's or woman's full-skirted outer coat of the 18th and 19th centuries
3. a woman's light dress or coat of the 18th century, with an open-fronted skirt, revealing a decorative underskirt

Word History and Origins

Origin of redingote¹

1825–35; < French < English riding coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of redingote¹

C19: from French, from English riding coat

Example Sentences

Again he advances and with a calm gesture throws open his well-worn grey redingote.

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The redingote or polonaise is very stylish and pretty, especially for a tall, rather slight person.

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Then he hurriedly donned a redingote and appeared, flurried and distressed.

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A clear blue redingote, a cloth-of-gold vest, and a pair of drab knickerbockers completed a costume that had drawn many a smile.

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On a chair, in a state of mending, was the blue redingote the young fellow had worn on his arrival.

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