† siphonian.
Obsolete.
A light kind of overcoat.
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1853 G. A. Sala Slang in Househ. Words 24 Sept. 76/1 Not less can I set down as slang the verbiage by which coats are transformed into bis-uniques, alpacas,..and siphonias.
1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xxxiv. 391 Incongruously picturesque garments such as ponchos, togas, vicunas, siphonias, Inverness wrappers, &c.
1863 Morning Star 21 May The Derby Days, when blue veils and siphonias..have been the main characteristics of the journey by road.
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