Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An outer garment worn by women in the first half of the nineteenth century, thin, made of silk or like material, and shaped to the person.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace formerly worn by women in summer.

Etymologies

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French. See visit.

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