patchcoat

English

Etymology

patch +‎ coat

Noun

patchcoat (plural patchcoats)

1. (dated) patched coat
   • 1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen:

     White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows.