Redingote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛdɪŋɡəʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Redingote is a noun meaning A women's dress coat or long fitted coat with a flared skirt.
Meaning
A women's dress coat or long fitted coat with a flared skirt.
More Meanings
- (historical) A long coat or greatcoat for men.
Example Sentences
Mrs. Hobby, dressed in a brown and white silk redingote, blinked back tears as the President recalled their first meeting in London in 1942, when Oveta was commander of the WAAC (later the WAC).
In the corner of certain drawing are to be seen Adam himself and his French assistant, Clérisseau, sketching away in their dashing tricornes and redingotes, very much as one might imagine the two young men in Così fan tutte.
I came upon a darkly looming building, from the dungeon-like basement of which there emerged a caretaker called Bartoloměj Smečka, a veteran, it seemed, of long-lost campaigns, clad in a crumpled redingote and a flowered fancy waistcoat with a gold watch-chain draped over it […]
Word Forms
- redingotes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include redingot, long-coat, ridingcoat, capote, greatcoat, surtout.
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