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roquelaure

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ro·que·laure  (rk-lôr, -lr, rk-)
n.
A knee-length cloak lined with brightly colored silk and often trimmed with fur that was worn by European men in the 18th century.

[After Antoine Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duc de Roquelaure (1656-1738), French marshal.]

roquelaure [ˈrɒkəˌlɔː]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a man's hooded knee-length cloak of the 18th and 19th centuries
[from French, named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656-1738), French marshal]


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