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redingote definition

red·in·gote (red′iŋ gōt′)

noun

  1. Historical a man's long, full-skirted overcoat
  2. a long, unlined, lightweight coat, open down the front, worn by women

Etymology: Fr, altered < E riding coat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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