- pea jacket
- noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch pijjekker, from pij, a kind of cloth + jekker jacket Date: 1721 peacoat
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pea jacket — ☆ pea jacket [pē′ ] n. [altered by folk etym. (infl. by PEA) < Du pijjekker < pij, coarse, thick cloth + jekker, jacket < jak < OFr jaque: see JACKET] a hip length, double breasted coat of heavy woolen cloth, worn orig. by seamen … English World dictionary
Pea-jacket — Pea jack et, n. [Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.] A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pea jacket — 1721, loan translation of N.Fris. pijekkat, from Du. pijjekker, from pij coarse woolen cloth + jekker jacket … Etymology dictionary
Pea-Jacket — (engl., spr. pĭ dschäckĕt), große, meist blaue Tuchjacke der Matrosen. Vgl. Pijacke … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pea jacket — noun a sailor s heavy woolen double breasted jacket • Syn: ↑peacoat • Hypernyms: ↑jacket * * * ˈpea coat 8 [pea coat] ( … Useful english dictionary
pea jacket — pea′ jack et n. 1) clo a short, double breasted coat of navy blue wool, worn by seamen 2) clo any jacket or short coat resembling this Also called peacoat Etymology: 1715–25, amer.; pea, var. sp. of pay, pee, pie coat of coarse woolen cloth (late … From formal English to slang
pea jacket — 1. a short coat of thick wool, usually double breasted and navy in color, worn by seamen, fishermen, etc. 2. a jacket or short coat styled like this, worn by adults and children. Also called peacoat, pea coat. [1715 25, Amer.; pea, var. sp. of… … Universalium
pea-jacket — North Country (Newcastle) Words a loose rough jacket or short covering with conical buttons of a small size, termed pea buttons; much used in severe weather by mariners and by watermen on the Tyne … English dialects glossary
pea-jacket — n. a sailor s short double breasted overcoat of coarse woollen cloth. Etymology: prob. f. Du. pijjakker f. pij coat of coarse cloth + jekker jacket: assim. to JACKET … Useful english dictionary
pea jacket — /ˈpi dʒækət/ (say pee jakuht) noun 1. a short coat of thick woollen navy coloured cloth worn especially by sailors. 2. Also, pea coat. a similar garment worn by men and later by women, with broad lapels, double breasted front, large buttons, and… …
