roq|ue|laure

roq|ue|laure
roq|ue|laure «ROK uh lr, -lohr; French rk LOHR», noun.
a man's cloak reaching to the knee, worn during the 1700's and early 1800's.
[< French roquelaure < the Duc de Roquelaure, 1656-1738, who popularid it]

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  • roquelaure — roq•ue•laure [[t]ˌrɒk əˈlɔr, ˈloʊr, ˌroʊ kə [/t]] n. clo a knee length cloak, worn by men in the 18th century • Etymology: 1710–20; after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal …   From formal English to slang

  • Roquelaure — Roq ue*laure (?; 277), n. [F.; so called after Duc de Roquelaure, in the reign of Louis XIV.] A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century. [Written also {roquelo}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • roquelo — Roquelaure Roq ue*laure (?; 277), n. [F.; so called after Duc de Roquelaure, in the reign of Louis XIV.] A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century. [Written also {roquelo}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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