Greatcoat
A greatcoat (also watchcoat), a large, woollen overcoat designed for warmth and protection against wind and weather, features a collar that can be turned up and cuffs that can be turned down to protect the face and the hands, while the short rain-cape at the shoulders protects from the wind and repels rain. In the 19th century, such a coat was part of a soldier's military uniform, to be worn while on watch (guard duty), hence the term watchcoat.[1][failed verification]
The drape of the greatcoat reached to below the knee of the wearer, the short cape drapes to the elbow, and the capacious external pockets allow the wearer to carry dry food and other items; for example in the Petersham coat, named after Viscount Petersham.[2] In the fashion of the Regency era (1795–1837) a greatcoat might feature several short capes, usually designed, cut, and tailored to the specifications of fit and aesthetic taste of a dandy.[3]
Russian and Soviet armed forces used various greatcoats (Russian: шинели) as part of standard uniforms from the mid-1760s until the late-1990s.[4]
Popular culture
[edit]- Doctor Who featured many greatcoats:
- Patrick Troughton wore one when playing the Second Doctor in the episode The War Games.
- Matt Smith wore an army green greatcoat when playing the Eleventh Doctor in the episodes Let's Kill Hitler, The Girl Who Waited, Closing Time, and The Wedding of River Song.
- Jack Harkness wore a navy-blue greatcoat in the series and Torchwood.
Gallery
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The greatcoat of a French dragoon worn in 1812
A British soldier wearing his army-issue greatcoat during World War I
Royal Air Force officers in greatcoats inspecting a Fairey Battle in France, 1939
Winston Churchill (left) and Joseph Stalin (right) dressed in greatcoats at the Yalta Conference, 1945
Mannequins wearing Bundeswehr greatcoats of the 1960s
Members of the FSB Border Service of Russia parading in greatcoat uniforms, 2002
A sentry of the Coldstream Guards dressed in a greatcoat, 2011
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Shindler, Colin (2018-11-29). "Thieves Who Became Heroes". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "The Free Dictionary". Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ French Gentleman’s Greatcoat, Regency World
- ↑ Козлов, Александр (19 December 2020). "Из истории русской шинели". Блог Исторического музея (in Russian). Блог Исторического музея. Retrieved 11 August 2026. На протяжении почти двух веков шинель была неотъемлемым предметом солдатского быта и обмундирования и радикально не менялась. Свою историю в России шинель ведёт со времён Екатерины II, когда её в середине 1760-х гг. выделили егерям (лёгкой пехоте, вооружённой нарезными ружьями). [...] до конца XX в. шинель оставалась на «службе» [...].
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