A loose-fitting coat hanging straight down from the shoulders, particularly as worn by men (sometimes as part of military uniform) in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
〈史〉（尤指19世纪和20世纪初的）男式便装短上衣（有时作为军服的一部分）
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Additionally, do we really want the 'Campaigner community' to be clothed en masse in a sack coat style that less than 20% of the Federal Army wore?
The sack coat lacked the branch color trim that are found on the more formal frock coat or mounted man's jacket, and was much less costly for the government to produce.
Definition of sack coat in US English:
sack coat
noun
historical
A loose-fitting coat hanging straight down from the shoulders, particularly as worn by men (sometimes as part of military uniform) in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
〈史〉（尤指19世纪和20世纪初的）男式便装短上衣（有时作为军服的一部分）
Example sentencesExamples
Additionally, do we really want the 'Campaigner community' to be clothed en masse in a sack coat style that less than 20% of the Federal Army wore?
The sack coat lacked the branch color trim that are found on the more formal frock coat or mounted man's jacket, and was much less costly for the government to produce.