paletot

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Mr. Leech represented the other day certain delicate creatures with bewitching countenances encased in several varieties of that amazing garment, the ladies' paletot.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John

Play Macbeth in a paletot, perform Othello in "pegtops," and see what effect you will produce!

From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James

Instantly he stripped the garment from his shoulders, like a paletot, saw it dissolve in thin air, and glided unimpeded through the door and across the court.

From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Heyse, Paul

He came to keep the appointment in a big paletot, lined with red flannel, like the one S�n�cal used to wear in former days.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

When the loose sack or paletot takes the place of his brocade blouse, it is worn with a refinement and grace that might bring a jealous pang to the exquisite of our more refined civilization.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot