A woman's dress garment with a hammer-shaped or unusual silhouette, or historically, clothing worn for carriage driving.
Compound of 'hammer' and 'dress,' possibly referring to the hammer-shaped cut of certain garments or protective dress worn during coaching activities.
This obscure term appears mainly in 19th-century fashion histories, likely describing practical riding dresses with unusual cuts that gave a 'hammer-like' angular silhouette.
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