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“His greatcoat was a trifle heavy, and the length of it occasionally got in his way, but he was loath to abandon the perfectly good garment.”
“Her usual dress was a shift, with a whole sailroom of frills about the sleeves and bosom, and a heavy pink taffeta petticoat, (gowns being only worn by these fair ones as you put on a greatcoat, that is, when they go abroad,) and a small round apron like a flap of black silk.”
“Adams stood up and presented a figure to the gentleman which would have moved laughter in many; for his cassock had just again fallen down below his greatcoat, that is to say, it reached his knees, whereas the skirts of his greatcoat descended no lower than half-way down his thighs; but the gentleman's mirth gave way to his surprize at beholding such a personage in such a place.”
“~61~~ "I am afraid I have made rather an absurd mistake about that strange garment of yours, Lawless; I suppose it is some new kind of greatcoat, is it not?”
“Bill called a greatcoat-clad sergeant over to stand at the fifty-yard target backstop.”
“In the two hundred mile forced march across Greece, he had discarded his blanket and greatcoat rather than leave his precious viola.”
“One was male, dressed in a greatcoat over a buttoned-up vest and brown trousers.”
“She was speaking to Snaff, Zojja, and Caithe, and judging by her short greatcoat, she was a person of importance.”
“He reached beneath his tattered greatcoat and drew forth a cutlass that dripped with black ichor.”
““A bargain,” said Snaff, reaching beneath his greatcoat to grasp a bag on his belt.”
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That's just great!
great plains, great lakes, great ape, great auk, great circle, great divide, great skua, great lark, great Caesar's gh..., great wall of China, great Gatsby, The Glitter Band ... and 11 more...
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Historical Costume Box
This is just sort of my "unsorted pit" of costumes to be organized later. It's a really broad topic, so right now, anything goes! Thanks for the contributions!
baldric, bliaut, coif, cote-hardie, farthingale, houppelande, partlet, tabard, kirtle, wimple, buskin, greatcoat and 33 more...
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