patchcoat

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

patch +‎ coat

Noun[edit]

patchcoat (plural patchcoats)

  1. (dated) patched coat
    • 1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen:
      White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows.
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