† witzchouran.
Obsolete.
A style of lady's mantle (see quots.) fashionable c1820–35. Also attributive.
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1823 La Belle Assemblée Dec. 269/1 Witzchoura pelisse of gros de Naples,..trimmed with a very broad border of swansdown.
1833 Ladies Pocket Mag. i. 38 The witchoura is a very ample mantle, made with a very deep collar, and cape, and long, loose sleeves.
1835 Court Mag. 6 p. v/1 [The mantle] is of the Witzchoura form, drawn close at the back, with large Turkish sleeves, and a deep falling collar.
1898 M. Loyd tr. O. Uzanne Fashion in Paris iii. 54 Witzchouras had not yet [c1806] come into vogue.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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