Archaic Definition of the Week – Redingote

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ADOTWREDINGOTE _ A woman’s coatdress modeled on the man’s greatcoat, especially fashionable in the 1780s.

– What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society edited by Melissa Leventon, glossary

Category: ADOTW

One comment on “Archaic Definition of the Week – Redingote”

  1. This is the first of these words that I actually knew. 🙂