Meaning of juste-au-corps | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.
   historical
2. A tight women's riding coat of the late 17th and early 18th century.
   historical
3. Any tight-fitting garment, specifically a coat or waistcoat, of the second half of the 17th century.
   historical

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Examples

“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 pair of black worsted stockings.”

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