redingote

[ red-ing-goht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a dress or lightweight coat, usually belted, open along the entire front to reveal a dress or petticoat worn underneath it.
a coatdress with a contrasting gore in front.
a long, double-breasted overcoat worn by men in the 18th century.

redingote

/ ˈrɛdɪŋˌɡəʊt /

a woman's coat with a close-fitting top and a full skirt
a man's or woman's full-skirted outer coat of the 18th and 19th centuries
a woman's light dress or coat of the 18th century, with an open-fronted skirt, revealing a decorative underskirt

1825–35; < French < English riding coat

C19: from French, from English riding coat

Again he advances and with a calm gesture throws open his well-worn grey redingote.

The redingote or polonaise is very stylish and pretty, especially for a tall, rather slight person.

Then he hurriedly donned a redingote and appeared, flurried and distressed.

A clear blue redingote, a cloth-of-gold vest, and a pair of drab knickerbockers completed a costume that had drawn many a smile.

On a chair, in a state of mending, was the blue redingote the young fellow had worn on his arrival.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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