ulsterette

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ulster +‎ -ette

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ulsterette (plural ulsterettes)

  1. A small, lightweight ulster.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 174:
      Alumni of both persuasions were milling everywhere in and out of the lobby, gesturing carelessly with foaming beer steins, sporting hats, spats, and ulsterettes vividly dyed in varying densities of the rival school hues.