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† ˈpetenˌlair Obs.
[a. F. pet-en-l'air (petɑ̃lɛr), f. pet pet n.3, en l'air in the air.]
A jacket reaching down to the waist.
1753A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 24 Two very ugly Monkeys, dressed out..with Paris Caps, and well chosen Petonlair and Petticoat. 1754Connoisseur No. 25 (1774) I. 195 Hence it is, that sacks and petenlairs may be seen at Moorfields and White-chapel. 1761Foote in Brit. Mag. II. 315 English cloths, Irish linens, and French peténlairs. |