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juste-au-corps

UK/ˈʒuːstəʊkɔː/

juste-au-corps noun: a tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.

Noun

juste-au-corps (plural juste-au-corps)

  1. (historical) A tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.
    • Under a full dress coat […] appeared a waistcoat of glod-flowered brocade, the flaps reaching to his knees, and made, I am persuaded, in the reign of Louis ci-devant le Grand.—What appeared of his breeches, under this magnificent juste au-corps, was of red velveret, forming a happy contrast to a...1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 126
  2. (historical) A tight women's riding coat of the late 17th and early 18th century.
  3. (historical) Any tight-fitting garment, specifically a coat or waistcoat, of the second half of the 17th century.

Forms of juste-au-corps

pluraljuste-au-corps

Origin of juste-au-corps

From French justaucorps.

Questions about juste-au-corps

What does juste-au-corps mean?
Juste-au-corps means a tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.
What part of speech is juste-au-corps?
Juste-au-corps is a noun.
How do you pronounce juste-au-corps?
Juste-au-corps is pronounced /ˈʒuːstəʊkɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of juste-au-corps?
The plural of juste-au-corps is juste-au-corps.

Words near juste-au-corps in the dictionary

  1. just-world hypothesis
  2. justacorps
  3. justacrine
  4. justaucorps
  5. Juste
  6. juste-au-corps
  7. justed
  8. Justen
  9. juster
  10. justers
  11. Justes

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