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roquelaure

noun

  1. A lined and trimmed cloak that reaches to the knees, often with bright-coloured lining and trimmed with fur.

    archaic, historical

    Putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.

Where it comes from

From French roquelaure, from the name of Antoine Gaston de Roquelaure.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry roquelaure (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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