roquelaure

[ rok-uh-lawr, -lohr, roh-kuh-; French rawkuh-lawr ]

/ ˈrɒk əˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr, ˈroʊ kə-; French rɔkəˈlɔr /

a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.

Origin of roquelaure

First recorded in 1710–20; named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal

ropey, ropinirole, ropy, roque, roquefort, roquelaure, roquet, roquette, roraima, rorem, rorqual

To root out a Roquelaure, a Triboulet, or a Brummel, is almost impossible.

The Man Who Laughs |Victor Hugo
The man did so; I went out and purchased a roquelaure, which enveloped my whole person.

Japhet in Search of a Father |Frederick Marryat
So saying, I threw off my roquelaure, and desired him to proceed.

Japhet in Search of a Father |Frederick Marryat
Remember that Roquelaure joyously threw himself on the neck of a man who seemed to him even uglier than himself.

My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) |Charles Paul de Kock

He used to wear a roquelaure, beneath which appeared a pair of thin legs encased in dirty silk stockings.

Curiosities of Impecuniosity |H. G. Somerville

roquelaure

/ (ˈrɒkəˌlɔː) /

a man's hooded knee-length cloak of the 18th and 19th centuries

C18: from French, named after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656–1738), French marshal