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A coat so dramatic it makes walking into a saloon a personal statement.
means A long, loose lightweight coat worn to protect clothing from dust, especially while riding or driving in the open — though the word also plainly names a cloth or tool for wiping away dust.
from Straightforwardly built from 'dust' plus the agent suffix '-er,' meaning 'a thing that dusts.' 'Dust' is an old Germanic word, kin to fine particles blown on the wind. The coat sense rose with travel through dirt and grit — riders, then early motorists in open cars, threw on a 'duster' to keep the road off their clothes — which is exactly how it drifted from humble cleaning rag to the sweeping garment of Western legend.
- cowboy origin
- Worn to shield clothes from trail dust
- length matters
- Hangs to the ankles for full coverage
- cricket slang
- Means a ball that skims the pitch
- household twin
- Same name as the feather-dust cleaning tool
- film favorite
- Western gunslingers and horror villains both love them
duster coat — long overcoat worn by cowboys and travelers in the american west, popularized in 1800s frontier culture
feather duster — cleaning tool with ostrich or synthetic feathers, standard household item since victorian era
crop duster — small aircraft that sprays pesticides on agricultural fields, common agricultural practice since 1920s