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American Indian's garment
Answer for the clue "American Indian's garment ", 9 letters:
matchcoat
Word definitions for matchcoat in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A matchcoat or match coat was a native american outer garment consisting of a length of coarse woolen cloth (stroud), usually about long, worn wrapped around the upper part of the body like a toga . The matchcoat might be worn by people either sex. It was ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fur-skinned mantle worn by Native Americans, 1640s, originally matchco , probably a native word (compare Ojibwa majigoode "petticoat, woman's dress"), altered by influence of coat (n.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A type of mantle made from fur, worn by some Native Americans.
Usage examples of matchcoat.
Franklin wore a deerskin matchcoat borrowed from one of the Apalachee and beneath it a very plain waistcoat of linsey-woolsey with cloth-covered buttons.
He turned back to Tomochichi, who was doffing his matchcoat, revealing the dark wings tattooed on his chest and torso.