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A half redingote was a woman's lightweight overcoat with a fitted bodice worn for riding and sometimes travelling during the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain. It was open from the waist to the hem, and buttoned from the waist up.
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A redingote was originally a man's double-breasted greatcoat with long plain skirts not cut away in the front worn by coachmen. Later the name was applied to a woman's close fitting coat with a full skirt flaring from the waist. By the 20th century the term was applied to a woman's long coat with a cut-away front or contrasting front.
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