Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of greatcoat formerly fashionable.
- noun The heavy rough-napped woolen cloth of which such greatcoats were made.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated A
rough ,knotted woollen cloth , used chiefly for men'sovercoats . - noun dated A
coat made of that material.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Staff Nurses were goddesses and we had started to covet these accoutrements on day one, frilled cuffs, petersham belt, badges and a strings cap.
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Staff Nurses were goddesses and we had started to covet these accoutrements on day one, frilled cuffs, petersham belt, badges and a strings cap.
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Staff Nurses were goddesses and we had started to covet these accoutrements on day one, frilled cuffs, petersham belt, badges and a strings cap.
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I followed the Lisa S. link and was mesmerized with her description of the construction details of her dress: boning to support and shape the bodice! a petersham waistband to support the weight of the skirt!
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Big blue bow on her blouse and a petersham round her boater.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Big blue bow on her blouse and a petersham round her boater.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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His dress was of blue petersham, looking neat and new, the short coat buttoning square across his breast; and a tall hat set oddly enough on a head evidently not accustomed to the fashion that dictated such a covering.
The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud
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An Act to incorporate the petersham memorial library.
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