opera cloak

noun

1. a large cloak worn over evening clothes Also calledopera hood

Example Sentences

He turned parkas and anoraks and bathrobes into entrance-making opera cloaks in ruby, shocking pink and chrysoprase.

From New York Times

One man was dressed in camouflage, another wore a pony tail and an opera cloak.

From Washington Post

He was cloned from the bloodstains found on Lucy Todd Lincoln’s opera cloak.

From Literature

Scarlet is worn on foot—for opera cloaks, in shawls, in whole dresses.

From Project Gutenberg

She had left her opera cloak and evening gown in the cloak-room, and was now attired in what looked like a bathing-suit of tight pink silk.

From Project Gutenberg