Synonyms for raglan

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rag-luh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈræg lən

Définition of raglan

Origin : type of overcoat, 1863, named for British general Lord Raglan (1788-1855), commander of British forces in the Crimean War. The name is from a place in Wales.

As in overcoat : noun heavy coat

Example sentences :

Thanking Lord Raglan for his extreme kindness, I took my leave.
Extract from : « Soyer's Culinary Campaign » by Alexis Soyer

"I'm staying with Lady Knightrider at Raglan, and she brought me over," he explained.
Extract from : « Lady Lilith » by Stephen McKenna

Raglan Church is not worthy of much attention if time is short.
Extract from : « The Motor Routes of England » by Gordon Home

There is also a carved oak chimney-piece from Raglan Castle.
Extract from : « The Wye and Its Associations » by Leitch Ritchie

Pennefather had his hands full by the time Lord Raglan arrived.
Extract from : « The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood » by Arthur Griffiths

In the darkness of the tent, he caught up what he took to be his raglan, a sleeveless, waterproof garment.
Extract from : « Dixie After the War » by Myrta Lockett Avary

She stood looking on, with dumb surprise, as he took out of the inside pocket of his raglan three small fishes.
Extract from : « Little Prudy » by Sophie May

As we left the ship's side we gave the master and crew of the 'Raglan' a hearty "three times three."
Extract from : « A Boy's Voyage Round the World » by The Son of Samuel Smiles

Yet the 'Raglan,' in her best days, used to be one of the crack Melbourne clipper ships.
Extract from : « A Boy's Voyage Round the World » by The Son of Samuel Smiles

Perhaps nobody is really to blame, but, if any one be, my own impression is that it is Raglan.
Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume I (of II) » by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville

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