Patchcoat

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    patched coat dated

    "White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows."

Example

More examples

"White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows."

Etymology

From patch + coat.

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