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balmacaan

[bal-muh-kan, -kahn]

bal·ma·caan

[bal-muh-kan, -kahn]
noun
a loose-fitting, somewhat flared, single-breasted overcoat, often of tweed and having raglan sleeves, originally worn by men.

Origin:
1915–20; after Balmacaan near Inverness, Scotland
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balmacaan (ˌbælməˈkɑːn)
 
n
a man's knee-length loose flaring overcoat with raglan sleeves
 
[C19: after Balmacaan, near Inverness, Scotland]

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