/zhooh"steuh kawr', -kohr'/ ; Fr. /zhyuust oh kawrdd"/ , n. , pl. justaucorps /-kawr', -kohr'/ ; Fr. /-kawrdd"/ .
a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn esp. by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. Also called justicoat .
[ 1650-60; juste au corps fitting to the body ]