Crossword clues for redingote
redingote
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redingote \Red"in*gote\ (r[e^]d"[i^]n*g[=o]t), n. [F., corrupted from E. riding coat.] A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"double-breasted outer coat with long plain skirts," also a similar garment for women, 1793, from French redingote (1725) from English riding coat (c.1500).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context now historical English) A long coat or greatcoat for men. (from 18th c.) 2 A women's dress coat or long fitted coat with a flared skirt. (from 19th c.)
Wikipedia
The redingote (or redingotte, redingot) is a type of coat that has had several forms over time. The name is derived from a French alteration of the English " riding coat", an example of reborrowing.
Usage examples of "redingote".
As always, he was dressed to the nines, from his smartly cut redingote with its black velvet collar to his gray-and-black-striped trousers.
He wore a long, double breasted, claret-colored redingote that fitted his slim figure to perfection, and his gait was the easy gait of a man who goes through the world careless of its pitfalls.