roquelaure

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

/ ˈrɒk əˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr, ˈroʊ kə-; French rɔkəˈlɔr /

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.

Nearby words

ropey, ropinirole, ropy, roque, roquefort, roquelaure, roquet, roquette, roraima, rorem, rorqual

Origin of roquelaure

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

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Examples from the Web for roquelaure

To root out a Roquelaure, a Triboulet, or a Brummel, is almost impossible.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo
The man did so; I went out and purchased a roquelaure, which enveloped my whole person.
Japhet in Search of a Father|Frederick Marryat
So saying, I threw off my roquelaure, and desired him to proceed.
Japhet in Search of a Father|Frederick Marryat
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

He used to wear a roquelaure, beneath which appeared a pair of thin legs encased in dirty silk stockings.
Curiosities of Impecuniosity|H. G. Somerville

British Dictionary definitions for roquelaure

roquelaure

/ (ˈrɒkəˌlɔː) /

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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