paletot

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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

There were others in the open air; and in the midst of the yard stood S�n�cal with his everlasting blue paletot lined with red.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

Miss Lees is less nautically attired; having but slipped over her morning dress a paletot of the ordinary kind, and on her head a plumed hat of the Neapolitan pattern.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

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

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