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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