patchcoat

noun

patchcoat

noun

Etymology From patch + coat.

1

Dated patched coat

White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows.1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen:

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