paletot

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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

He did not seem at all surprised to see Emma in her hat and paletot.

From Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

He wore a yellow straw-hat, and a yellowish-gray summer paletot, with yellowish-brown linen trousers.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various

And, taking a cigar from his case, he lighted it from Guilmard's, as, with hands in his paletot, he sat negligently on the wall, surveying the scene below him.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

She wore a brown silk gown, which had the colour of Spanish wine, with a paletot of black velvet bordered with sable.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave