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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A loose overcoat of a certain type, with raglan sleeves and a Prussian collar..
Which is why she can gallivant in a 1940s balmacaan and not feel that the previous owner is peering, Topper-like, over her shoulder.
Arriving for interviews at Holts offices, he has on a vintage Burberry round-collared, raglan-sleeved balmacaan coat in heavy tweed, a Benjamin Bixby polo shirt, vintage jeans with an old bandana poking from a front pocket, and a vintage belt that he says is about to fall apart.
Use balmacaan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Balmacaan means A loose overcoat of a certain type, with raglan sleeves and a Prussian collar..
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Which is why she can gallivant in a 1940s balmacaan and not feel that the previous owner is peering, Topper-like, over her shoulder.
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