two possible meanings?

Does the phrase 'un veston d'interieur en soie' mean (1) a silk indoors/house jacket, or (2) a jacket with a silk lining??? Because Un veston d'interieur can mean an indoors jacket, and 'un interieur en soie' can mean a silk lining.... Any help appreciated!

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on August 5, 2011 at 3:36am

I'm not a clothing expert, but I think it's fairly clear that it means an indoor jacket (veston d'intérieur) made of silk.

I think a jacket with a silk lining would be expressed something like "un veston à doublure de soie"?

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Permalink Reply by Clare H on August 5, 2011 at 10:41am

Thanks. I was puzzled by this one because if you talk about eg a glasses case lined with eg satin, you can use 'd'interieure en satin' (I checked this in Collins Robert), so then I wondered if this was ever used for clothing...