ulster

See also Ulster

English

Etymology

Named from the Irish province of Ulster.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌlstə/

Noun

ulster (plural ulsters)

1. A long, loose overcoat of rough material.
   • 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia, Norton, published 2005, page 32:

     I hardened my heart and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.

   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Case of Miss Elliott^[1]:

     “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.

Derived terms

• ulsterette

Anagrams

• luster
• lustre
• result
• rulest
• rustle
• sutler