pilot-coat

The springs were made like coach-springs, or C-springs, as they are always called in America (just as in England a pilot-coat is called a P-jacket), only they were upright and perpendicular to the axletree instead of curving; and the leathern belts connected with them, on which the carriage swung, were of the thickest and toughest description.

The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Various

He wore a blue pilot-coat, blue trousers, and a peaked cap, the dress of

The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Sarah Grand

Every five minutes, too, the pack, the basket, and the pilot-coat would take an ugly slew [Footnote: Slew: twist.] to one side or the other; and I had to stop Modestine, just when I had got her to a tolerable pace of about two miles an hour, to tug, push, shoulder, and re-adjust the load.

Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools Emilie Kip Baker

Wooden-leg Larsen, who in winter is quite the well-to-do pensioner, in blue pilot-coat and fur cap, leaves his pretty, solidly-built cottage when the Spring comes, and sallies forth into the world as

Pelle the Conqueror — Complete Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911

Wooden-leg Larsen, who in winter is quite the well-to-do pensioner, in blue pilot-coat and fur cap, leaves his pretty, solidly-built cottage when the Spring comes, and sallies forth into the world as

Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 02 Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911

Then, turning, she saw her husband, his fur cap down over his ears, buttoning his pilot-coat about his throat, while Owd Bob stood at his feet, waiting.

Bob, Son of Battle Alfred Ollivant 1900

Every five minutes, too, the pack, the basket, and the pilot-coat would take an ugly slew to one side or the other; and I had to stop Modestine, just when I had got her to a tolerable pace of about two miles an hour, to tug, push, shoulder, and readjust the load.

Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes 1879

The doubled sack, my pilot-coat (for it was warm, and I was to walk in my waistcoat), a great bar of black bread, and an open basket containing the white bread, the mutton, and the bottles, were all corded together in a very elaborate system of knots, and I looked on the result with fatuous content.

Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes 1879

The main cargo consisted of two entire changes of warm clothing-besides my travelling wear of country velveteen, pilot-coat, and knitted spencer-some books, and my railway-rug, which, being also in the form of a bag, made me a double castle for cold nights.

Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes 1879

A rough worn old pilot-coat, a shabby pair of corduroy trousers, and two broken boots through which the toes could be seen peeping ruefully, were all the visible raiment of the body.

The Mark Of Cain Andrew Lang 1878