roquelaure

(räk′ə lôr′, rō′kə-)

noun

a heavy cloak, usually knee-length, often fur-trimmed and silk-lined, worn by men in the 18th cent.

Origin: Fr, after the Duc de Roquelaure (1656-1738)

See roquelaure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A knee-length cloak lined with brightly colored silk and often trimmed with fur that was worn by European men in the 18th century.

Origin:

Origin: After Antoine Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duc de Roquelaure (1656-1738), French marshal

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