pea jacket


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pea jacket
noun a short double-breasted overcoat of coarse woollen cloth, formerly worn by sailors.
– origin C18: prob. from Du. pijjakker, from pij ‘coat of coarse cloth’ + jekker ‘jacket’.
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