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Definition of "roquelaure" []

  • A knee-length cloak lined with brightly colored silk and often trimmed with fur that was worn by European men in the 18th century. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "roquelaure" in a sentence
  • "Smirking, ignorant W. with lipstick in reply to a comment from roquelaure"
  • "His first duty had been to converse with Mrs. Clantantram, and that lady had found it impossible to elicit the slightest sympathy from him on the subject of her roquelaure."
  • "His rights and dignities, however, were disregarded; his wig and cane and scarlet roquelaure were of no avail; Mrs. Sidebotham sided with the hero of the pestle and mortar; and Goldsmith flung out of the house in a passion."