ulster

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He turned away quickly, and as the collar of his ulster was about his face, for the air of the January day was very keen, he thought that she had not recognized him.

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  1. noun A loose, long overcoat made of heavy, rugged fabric and often belted.

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  • The suit had shrunk a little and the ulster was no longer the fine fleecy garment it had been; Warren smiled quietly at his reflection in the glass. —  Ruined City by Nevil Shute
  • Nan put on her thickest boots and her ulster, and went out into the world of snow. —  The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols
  • The interview was brought to a sudden close by the chief's making me a very earnest offer of $6 for my much-admired gum ulster, and I refusing it with scorn--for it was still raining. —  Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska
  • She was wrapped in a heavy ulster, and had a Tam o' Shanter tied firmly on her head by a stout veil Mr. Malcolm thought we had better bring life-belts from our cabins. —  The Captain of the Kansas
  • "There was a break-down at Hayward's Heath He stripped off his ulster, and stood up in his pink coat, his baggy white breeches, and top-boots In Boy Woodburn's judgment most men, so attired, looked supremely ridiculous. —  Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs
 

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