roquelaure

[rok-uh-lawr, -lohr, roh-kuh-, rawk^uh-lawr]

noun

plural

roquelaures 

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

roquelaure

/ ˈrɒkəˌlɔː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of roquelaure¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of roquelaure¹

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

Example Sentences

Roquelaure, she wrote an erotic series known as the “Sleeping Beauty” novels.

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Rice also wrote erotic fiction under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and AN Roquelaure, including Exit to Eden.

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Roquelaure, her Sleeping Beauty trilogy is an explicit S&M fantasy.

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Anne Rice has written erotic fiction as A. N. Roquelaure.

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Rice first published the Sleeping Beauty trilogy in the 1980s under the pseudonym AN Roquelaure because she "needed the anonymity of the pen name to write freely, to pursue an authentic erotica without being inhibited or self-conscious".

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