pea jacket

(pē′)

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a hip-length, double-breasted coat of heavy woolen cloth, worn orig. by seamen

Origin: altered by folk etym. (infl. by pea) < Du pijjekker < pij, coarse, thick cloth + jekker, jacket < jak < OFr jaque: see jacket

See pea jacket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A short, warm, double-breasted coat of heavy wool, worn especially by sailors. Also called pea coat.

Origin:

Origin: Probably partial translation of Dutch pijjekker

Origin: : pij, a kind of coarse cloth (from Middle Dutch pīe)

Origin: + jekker, jacket

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