roquelaure

American  

[rok-uh-lawr, -lohr, roh-kuh-, rawk^uh-lawr] / ˈrɒk əˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr, ˈroʊ kə-, rɔkəˈlɔr /

noun

roquelaures plural

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

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roquelaure British  

/ ˈrɒkəˌlɔː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• roquelaures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of roquelaure

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

Example Sentences

He used to wear a roquelaure, beneath which appeared a pair of thin legs encased in dirty silk stockings.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.

"It is this," I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaure.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Katte has his very coat, a gray top-coat or travelling roquelaure, in keeping;—and their schemes are many.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 by Carlyle, Thomas

Another much-used name and cloaklike garment was the roquelaure.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

His first duty had been to converse with Mrs. Clantantram, and that lady had found it impossible to elicit the slightest sympathy from him on the subject of her roquelaure.

From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony