wraprascal
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A loose greatcoat worn by people of elegance about 1740, in supposed imitation of the coarse coats of the poorer people; hence, any surtout or long outer garment.
Examples
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There is the cozy wraprascal, self-indulgence — how easy it is!
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I WAS called on the morrow out of a late and troubled slumber by a knocking on my door, ran to open it, and had almost swooned with the contrariety of my feelings, mostly painful; for on the threshold, in a rough wraprascal and an extraordinary big laced hat, there stood James More.
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A stray puzzle supplies wraprascal, a voluminous cloak that could conceal a sword or bludgeon -- and leaves one wondering whether a crossword does what it says or merely tells the solver to do it.
Note
The word 'wraprascal' is a compound of 'wrap' and 'rascal'. This kind of verb-noun compound is sometimes called a 'tosspot' or 'cutthroat'.
