the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of coarse upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. 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.
Word Usage
"Ah! I thought it was a wraprascal like those made at Thymaetis."