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justacorps

justacorps noun: a knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Noun

justacorps (plural justacorps)

  1. (historical) A knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    Synonyms:
    justico, justicoat

Synonyms of justacorps

Forms of justacorps

pluraljustacorps

Origin of justacorps

French justaucorps, literally "close to the body".

Questions about justacorps

What does justacorps mean?
Justacorps means a knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What part of speech is justacorps?
Justacorps is a noun.
What is the plural of justacorps?
The plural of justacorps is justacorps.

Words near justacorps in the dictionary

  1. just-in-time
  2. just-so stories
  3. just-so story
  4. just-world fallacy
  5. just-world hypothesis
  6. justacorps
  7. justacrine
  8. justaucorps
  9. Juste
  10. juste-au-corps
  11. justed

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