justaucorps

[ zhoo-stuh-kawr, -kohr; French zhyst-oh-kawr ]
/ ˈʒu stəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr; French ʒüst oʊˈkɔr /

noun, plural just·au·corps [zhoo-stuh-kawr, -kohr; French zhyst-oh-kawr] /ˈʒu stəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr; French ʒüst oʊˈkɔr/.

a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Also called justicoat.

Origin of justaucorps

First recorded in 1650–60, justaucorps is from the French word juste au corps fitting to the body

Words nearby justaucorps

just so, just the same, just the ticket, just what the doctor ordered, just-in-time, justaucorps, juste-milieu, justice, justice court, justice in eyre, justice of the peace

Example sentences from the Web for justaucorps

  • Raoul had thrust his hand up to the wrist into his justaucorps in great agitation.

    Ten Years Later |Alexandre Dumas, Pere

  • Raoul thrust his hand up to the wrist into his justaucorps in great agitation.

    Ten Years Later |Alexandre Dumas, Pere