paletot

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It is hollowed out at the side and back seams, like a lady's paletot, tight over the breast, and fastened with little jet buttons.

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

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

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

The manner of folding the paletot over the breast seems to have perplexed the legislators for a time.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

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