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pea jacket
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synonyms: reefer jacket ???
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Definition:an outer coat, generally of a navy-coloured heavy wool, originally worn by sailors of European and later American navies. [...] References to the pea jacket appear in American newspapers at least as early as the 1720s, and modern renditions still maintain the original design and composition.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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she put on black jeans, heavy winter boots, a warm polo shirt, a dark pea jacket and matching knitted gloves, cap and scarf.
Stieg Larsson. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Reg Keeland translation), p.113 (2009)
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The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, which gave him a decidedly nautical appearance, and he carried a black canvas bag in his hand.
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We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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