roquelaure

[rok-uh-lawr, -lohr, roh-kuh-; French rawkuh-lawr]

noun, plural roq·ue·laures

[rok-uh-lawrz, -lohrz; French rawkuh-lawr] /ˈrɒk əˌlɔrz, -ˌloʊrz; French rɔkəˈlɔr/.

a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.

Origin of roquelaure

First recorded in 1710–20; named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal

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Historical Examples of roquelaure

So saying, I threw off my roquelaure, and desired him to proceed.
Japhet in Search of a Father
Frederick Marryat
To root out a Roquelaure, a Triboulet, or a Brummel, is almost impossible.
The Man Who Laughs
Victor Hugo
Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaure closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
Various
"It is this," I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaure.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
Various
Remember that Roquelaure joyously threw himself on the neck of a man who seemed to him even uglier than himself.
My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI)
Charles Paul de Kock

British Dictionary definitions for roquelaure

roquelaure

noun

a man's hooded knee-length cloak of the 18th and 19th centuries

Word Origin for roquelaure

C18: from French, named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal

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