n. a lined and trimmed cloak that reaches to the knees
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A form of short cloak much worn in the earlier part of the eighteenth century.
Word Usage
"His first duty had been to converse with Mrs. Clantantram, and that lady had found it impossible to elicit the slightest sympathy from him on the subject of her roquelaure."