Sentence:  Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days....Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or <WSD>coats</WSD> or feather boas. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.(Wp)