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justaucorps (iou)



justaucorps noun. Pl. same. M17.
[French, from juste close-fitting + au corps to the body.]
Hist. A close-fitting outer garment; spec. (a) a man's coat, usu. worn over a waistcoat, with a skirt flaring out to the knees; (b) a woman's riding-jacket resembling a frock-coat.