roquelaure
noun
a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.
roquelaures
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pluralof roquelaure.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ashton says that scarlet cloth was the favorite fabric for roquelaures in England; and he deems the scarlet roclows and rocliers with gold loops and buttons "exceeding magnifical."
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
Leaving the Arsenal, I crossed the court, and perceived I was closely followed by two men in grey roquelaures, who, pressing upon my heels, held loud and insolent conversation concerning the runaway Prussian Trenck.
From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 by Thomas Holcroft
Many of the American roquelaures had double capes.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
I note in the American advertisements that the lost roquelaures are of very bright colors; some were of silk, some of camlet; generally they are simply 'cloth.'
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
The word spoken rouses all Patriot men: General Dumouriez, enveloped in roquelaures, has to descend from his bedroom; finds the street covered with 'four or five thousand citizens in their shirts.'
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
