paletot

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A black plush paletot corresponds with her black skirt.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

With this great symbol, we have adopted others—the hat, the cigar, the paletot or round jacket.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

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

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

He started up from the table, calling for his furred paletot, and gave orders that his sleigh and horses should be brought round.

From Mabel's Mistake by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)