polo coat

noun

: a tailored overcoat that is made especially of tan camel's hair and often has stitched edges and a half-belt on the back

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Recent Examples on the Web Until recently, perhaps no item in the menswear canon felt more geezer-ish than the polo coat. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022 While its modern-day iterations may differ, one thing is clear: the polo coat is back on top. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of polo coat was in 1880

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“Polo coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20coat. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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