sacque

9.9

A loose hip-length jacket for women worn over dresses in the 1700s and 1800s

noun
/sæk/

Archaic

: saco

She wore a blue silk sacque over her evening gown.

Examples

The museum displayed an elegant sacque from the Victorian era.
Historic fashion trends include garments like the sacque and the pelisse.
She wore a beautiful sacque to the party.
The sacque was made of fine silk.
She wore a blue silk sacque over her evening gown.
The museum displayed an elegant sacque from the Victorian era.
Historic fashion trends include garments like the sacque and the pelisse.

Synonyms

jacket

vssacque

∞ 1.0

A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front

is fuller and less fitted than a short fastened coat

sack

vssacque

Archaic

1 9.9

A loose, hip-length jacket for women worn in the 18th century

is the looser hip-length outerwear used in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

topper

vssacque

Archaic

1 7.7

A short stylish coat that women wear over dresses

is a historical loose hip-length garment rather than a modern fashion piece

dressing sacque

vssacque

Archaic

9.9

A loose jacket women wear while getting dressed

is outerwear worn publicly rather than only during dressing

Compounds

dressing sacque

Archaic

9.9

A loose jacket women wear while getting dressed

How Loose

cloak

61 3.2

mantle

Archaic

6 8.9

sacque

Archaic

9.9

jacket

∞ 1.0

blazer

52 2.5

Surface Forms

sacque singular

sacques plural

Etymology

Sacque comes from the old word sack, which means 'bag', because the jacket hangs loose and full like a bag. So a sacque is a hip-length, bag-like outer garment.