What does "paletot" mean?

A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.

What is a synonym for "paletot"?

Common synonyms include: overcoat, three-quarter coat.

//ˈpæləˌtoʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat. historical
"[W]hen his services were not required at the House, in his usual favourite costume, namely, his light green frock or paletot …"
2
A women’s fitted jacket.
"For morning fetes is worn with this dress a small white muslin paletot, without sleeves, split up the back, trimmed with two gauffred frills, edged with Valenciennes, and a narrow puffing, lined with satin ribbon."

"[W]hen his services were not required at the House, in his usual favourite costume, namely, his light green frock or paletot …"

From French paletot.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.