Polarynka

22:15 May 4, 2004 

And do you think this is the analagous term (but for a man's coat, of course) [from the OED}:

a. F. p�lerine, transferred use of fem. of p�lerin PILGRIM = pilgrim's mantle or cape.]
a. A name applied from time to time to various fashions of mantles or capes worn by women; in nineteenth century use, a long narrow cape or tippet, with ends coming down to a point in front, usually of lace or silk, or of the material of the dress.
The name appears to have been in vogue 1740-50 (it was obsolete to Fielding in 1752); again about 1764; also 1825-35, 1855-68, 1884-1904; the shape or material being probably more or less new each time.

22:13 May 4, 2004 

So you think it's the cape on the greatcoat in the picture or the greatcoat itself? I thought a lampas is generally a stripe on the trousers, but could it also be an epaulet? I'm just trying to imagine how the pelerynka covers the lampas...

21:24 May 4, 2004 

Is this a generic term, or is it a specific type of outerwear?