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pea jacket Definition

☆ pea jacket (pē′)

noun

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

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

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