witz-choura

Noun

witzchoura (plural witzchouras)

1. (historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.
   • THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN DRESS FOR THE PRESENT PERIOD, is the ENGLISH WITZCHOURA, being the most indispensible^([sic]) appendage to Dress that can be conceived. It protects the wearer from the inclemencies of the weather—prevents dress from being deranged—and forms a most elegant and useful exterior...1817 January 1, “The Universal Advertising Sheet in La Belle Assemblee”, in La Belle Assemblée; being Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine (New and Improved Series), volume XIV, number 91, London...