paletot

[ pal-i-toh, pal-toh ]

noun

1. any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.

paletot

/ ˈpæltəʊ /

noun

1. a loose outer garment
2. a woman's fitted coat often worn over a crinoline or bustle

Word History and Origins

Origin of paletot¹

1830–40; < French, Middle French, variant of paletoc < Middle English paltok a jacket, peasant's coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of paletot¹

C19: from French

Example Sentences

The county historical society’s archivist Reed Lawson says several repairs were made to the long gray woolen paletot coat.

From Washington Times

As one by one came in the brilliant beaver, the exquisite paletot, the unimpeachable swallow-tail, the snowy vest, the delicate, pearl-gray “continuations,” and the resplendent boots, which Cinderella might have assumed, had she lived in the days of “Bloomerism,” Mr. Potts displayed them scientifically over a chair, and gazed upon the picture they presented, as fondly as painter ever gazed upon the canvas upon which he had flung his whole burning soul.

From Project Gutenberg

As he had come somewhat early, with the hope of finding the fair Mary Briggs alone, in which case he determined to make more than a passing call, he was in the act of laying aside his paletot, when a shrill cry and a simultaneous pang, made him aware that the tail of a monstrous cat was crushed under his boot, while the claws of the agonized animal were firmly fixed in his leg.

From Project Gutenberg

Paletot, pal′e-tō, n. a loose overcoat.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• parka
• raincoat