joseph

joseph

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English

Etymology

Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊsəf/
  • (US) enPR: jō'səf, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊsəf, (US) -oʊsəf

Noun

joseph (plural josephs)

  1. (sometimes capitalised) A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.

References

  • “joseph”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Earl, Alice Morse (1894) Costume of Colonial Times‎[1], C. Scribner's Sons, page 144

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