"joseph" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊsəf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ [US] Forms: josephs [plural]
enPR: jō'səf [US] Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊsəf, (US) -oʊsəf Etymology: Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3. Head templates: {{en-noun}} joseph (plural josephs)
  1. (sometimes capitalised) A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front. Tags: capitalized, sometimes Categories (topical): Clothing

Inflected forms

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