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Bocksai

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Bocskai is a traditional nobleman's jacket with braids from Hungary that is worn at ceremonial functions. It has military associations and has been called dignified.[1][2] It is darkly colored and decorated with ornamentation and special buttons.[3] It has been used for ceremonial purposes.[4]

One coat purchased for a special occasion in the "Bacskai-style" was described as having opossum fur collar and silk lining. The style was described as popular at the time.[5]

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  1. ^ Cutcher, Alexandra J. (April 27, 2015). Displacement, Identity and Belonging: An Arts-Based, Auto/Biographical Portrayal of Ethnicity and Experience. Springer. ISBN 978-94-6300-070-3 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Domokos, Johanna; Laakso, Johanna (January 23, 2020). Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Finno-Ugric Literatures 2. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-643-91001-1 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Zeidler, Miklós (January 23, 2008). Ideas on Territorial Revision in Hungary, 1920-1945. Social Science Monographs. ISBN 978-0-88033-615-4 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Pro-Hitler Horthy insignia has no place at the Hungarian Embassy in Washington DC". February 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Molitorisz, Joseph (October 23, 2001). The Memoirs of an Immigrant. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-20216-4 – via Google Books.