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pink coat

noun

, Fox Hunting.
  1. the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pink coat1

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

There's nothing in me that's going to be pleased with getting a green hat when I needed a pink coat—no, sir.

So Mark, who had come expressly to escort the ladies, rode on alongside of Mr. Sowerby in his pink coat.

He stripped off his ulster, and stood up in his pink coat, his baggy white breeches, and top-boots.

The butler turned toward an elderly gentleman in a pink coat and riding-breeches, who had just descended into the hall.

Surely enough, there was a bear, wearing a blue cap and a pink coat.

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