bavaroy

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/ˈbævəɹɔɪ/

noun

A kind of cloak or surtout.

OriginFrench bavarois →
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Meanings

nounbavaroy (plural bavaroys)

plural bavaroys · alternative bavary · alternative beveroy

  1. obsoleteA kind of cloak or surtout.

    Let the loop'd Bavaroy the Fop embrace, / Or his deep Cloak be ſpatter'd with Lace.

    [1716], [John] Gay, “Book I. Of the Implements for Walking the Streets, and Signs of the Weather”, in Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: […] Bernard Lintott, […], →OCLC, page 4

Origin

  1. Frenchbavarois“Bavarian”
  2. Englishbavaroy

Borrowed from French bavarois (“Bavarian”).

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APA

bavaroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bavaroy

MLA

“bavaroy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bavaroy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bavaroy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bavaroy.

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