patchcoat
English
Etymology
patch + coat
Noun
patchcoat (plural patchcoats)
- (dated) patched coat
- 1978, Michael Moorcock, Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen, Chapter 1:
- White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows.
- 1978, Michael Moorcock, Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen, Chapter 1: