Balmacaan
{{Short description|Loose overcoat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
A balmacaan is a "loose, full overcoat with raglan sleeves, originally made of rough woolen cloth."{{cite web
| url= http://www.thefreedictionary.com/balmacaan
| title= thefreedictionary.com/balmacaan
| publisher= Farlex
| accessdate = 2013-11-03
}} It is named after an estate near Inverness, Scotland, on the western shore of Loch Ness, and is a single-breasted coat, often a raincoat.{{cite web
| url= https://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2011/01/what-the-hell-isa-balmacaan.html
| title= What the Hell is...a Balmacaan?!
| publisher= GQ
| date= January 16, 2011
| accessdate =2013-11-03
}} To decrease risk of water penetrating the coat, the number of seams is reduced by bringing the sleeve to the collar rather than to the shoulder as usual. A balmacaan has raglan sleeves and a Prussian collar, and is usually made of tweed or gabardine.{{cite web
| url= http://thedreamstress.com/2012/08/terminology-what-is-a-balmacaan/
| title= What is a balmacaan?
| publisher= The Dreamstress
| date= August 30, 2012
| accessdate =2013-11-03
}}