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redingote

red·in·gote [ rédding gt ] (plural red·in·gotes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman's full-skirted coat: a woman's coat with an open full skirt and close-fitting top

2. woman's belted dress or coat: a belted woman's dress or coat of 18th-century Europe that was open at the front to show a petticoat or dress

3. man's overcoat: a man's double-breasted coat of 18th-century Europe that had wide flat cuffs and flared out below the waist

[Late 18th century. < French, alteration of English riding-coat]
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