"graycoat" meaning in All languages combined

See graycoat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: graycoats [plural]
Etymology: From gray + coat, because of the gray uniforms. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gray|coat}} gray + coat Head templates: {{en-noun}} graycoat (plural graycoats)
  1. (historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War. Tags: US, colloquial, historical Synonyms: grayback, greyback Hypernyms: soldier, person Related terms: greycoat [alternative]
    Sense id: en-graycoat-en-noun-en:soldier_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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