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Duster (clothing) Wikipedia

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A duster is a light, loose-fitting coat (clothing)|coat.

The original dusters were full-length, light-colored canvas or linen coats worn by cowboys|horsemen to protect their clothing from trail dust. These dusters were typically slit up the back to hip level for ease of wear on horseback. At the turn of the 20th century, both men and women wore dusters to protect their clothes when riding in open automobile|motorcars on the dirt roads of the day. In the 1950s, a duster was a woman's knee-length, button-front unfitted housecoat which could be thrown on over underwear for housework or cooking.