juste-au-corps

UK/ˈʒuːstəʊkɔː/

noun

A tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.

OriginFrench justaucorps →
First used 17th c.
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Meanings

nounjuste-au-corps (plural juste-au-corps)
  1. historicalA tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.First known use 17th c.
    1 more example

    Under a full dress coat […] appeared a waistcoat of glod-flowered brocade, the flaps reaching to his knees, and made, I am persuaded, in the reign of Louis ci-devant le Grand.—What appeared of his breeches, under this magnificent juste au-corps, was of red velveret, forming a happy contrast to a pair of black worsted stockings.

    1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 126
  2. historicalA tight women's riding coat of the late 17th and early 18th century.First known use 17th c.
  3. historicalAny tight-fitting garment, specifically a coat or waistcoat, of the second half of the 17th century.First known use 17th c.

Origin

  1. Frenchjustaucorps
  2. Englishjuste-au-corps

From French justaucorps.

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