pea jacket
pea jacket · pea jackets
A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailorsA short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
Meaning
1 sensesA short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
More definitions
- a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket
Origin
Probably from Dutch pijjakker, from pij (“coat of coarse cloth, cowl”) + jekker (“jacket”)Probably from Dutch pijjakker, from pij (“coat of coarse cloth, cowl”) + jekker (“jacket”). Compare also later pea coat.
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Forms
plural: pea jackets| Singular | pea jacket |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket:peacoat
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpea-jacketed