paletot
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He was smoking as he walked; his light paletot, which was open, did not conceal his evening clothes; and he bore himself with a serious grace that immediately awakened my attention.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
A black plush paletot corresponds with her black skirt.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
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 Henry Cabot Lodge
"Come, let us begone at once," he said, folding his paletot closely, and drawing her arm through his.
From Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
Short velvet cloaks, of the paletot shape, half tight, trimmed with lace, embroidered entirely in satin stitch, and with narrow braiding, are also worn.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
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