dresscoat

Now he let himself flop into the water, clothes and all — alas for that beautiful black dresscoat — and, turning on his back, kicked out with his legs.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

He could lean back, relaxed, against the leather cushions of the carriage, taking only moderate care not to crease his black dresscoat or crumple the careful pleats of his shirt.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

The softening effect of the black dresscoat was evident when Hornblower refrained from a rasping reprimand.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

Hornblower tied his white neckcloth and painfully adjusted it to geometrical symmetry, and Giles helped him into his black dresscoat.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

The smooth-water captain of the steamer, who was nobody to talk of now, was a slim, pale young man, in a black dresscoat, tall, silky hat, and shoes of a material which has long years ago been patented, on account of its matchless ability to shine.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various

I now went to my own apartments to don my evening attire; I found Vincenzo brushing every speck of dust from my dresscoat with careful nicety -- he had already arranged the other articles of costume neatly on my bed ready for wear.

Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Marie Corelli 1889

It was no unusual thing to see a dignified colonel washing his lower clothes in a pail, clad only in his uniform dresscoat.

Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War George Washington Cable 1884

The straps which prevented the cover from falling entirely back had been cut, broken or parted in some way, and in its hollow lay my dresscoat, tightly rolled up.

Helen's Babies John Habberton 1881

At last an indescribable significance expressed itself in the official group at the door; a man in a high hat and dresscoat hurried out; a footman hurried to meet him; they spoke inaudibly together.

Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

He took him to the top of the State House, and walked him all about the city, to show him its points of interest, and introduced him to such of his friends as they met, though the Squire's dresscoat, whether fully revealed by the removal of his surtout, or betraying itself below the skirt of the latter, was a trial to a fellow of Bartley's style.

A Modern Instance William Dean Howells 1878