Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of overcoat formerly in use.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic A kind of
overcoat .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A most undeniable taglioni, with trimmings just bordering upon frogs, gave dignity to his demeanour and twofold amplitude to his chest.
Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) Various 1878
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Publishers, who were paying as much as $25,000 for a table even as they worried about sales, dined on baked taglioni and roast filet of beef at a literary celebration held under the
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Publishers, who were paying as much as $25,000 for a table even as they worried about sales, dined on baked taglioni and roast filet of beef at a literary celebration held under the 70-foot ceiling and Wedgwood dome of Cipriani on Wall Street, a setting unlikely for literature or celebrating.
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