a loose jacket

  • 71simar — [si mär′] n. [Fr simarre < It cimarra or Sp zamarra < Ar sammūr, sable] a flowing robe or long, loose jacket formerly worn by women, orig. in the late medieval period …

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  • 72tabard — [tab′ərd] n. [ME < OFr tabart] 1. a loose jacket of heavy material, sleeved or sleeveless, worn outdoors as by peasants in the Middle Ages 2. a short sleeved, emblazoned cloak worn by a knight over his armor 3. a herald s official coat… …

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  • 73zoot suit — n. colloq. a man s suit with a long loose jacket and high waisted tapering trousers. Etymology: rhyming on SUIT …

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  • 74bedgown — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : nightgown 2. dialect Britain : a woman s short loose jacket formerly worn for general work …

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  • 75vareuse — /vä røzˈ/ (Southern US) noun A kind of loose jacket ORIGIN: Fr …

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  • 76bed|gown — «BEHD GOWN», noun. 1. a nightgown. 2. British Dialect. a loose jacket worn by women of the working class …

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  • 77bo|le|ro — «buh LAIR oh; Spanish boh LAY roh», noun, plural ros. 1. a lively Spanish dance in triple time. 2. the music for it. 3. a short, loose jacket coming barely to the waist. ╂[< Spanish bolero < bola ball1 (from the whirling motion of the… …

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  • 78ha|o|ri — «HAH oh ree», noun. a loose jacket worn in Japan. ╂[< Japanese haori] …

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  • 79potato sack — loose fitting jacket or clothing    Potato sack looks good on Ken. Baggy clothes suit him …

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  • 801750–1795 in fashion — Portrait of John and Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader and their Daughter Anne by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1772 Fashion in the period 1750–1795 in European and European influenced countries reached heights of fantasy and abundant… …

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