pea jacket en · NOUN
Etymology
Probably from Dutch pijjakker, from pij (“coat of coarse cloth, cowl”) + jekker (“jacket”). Compare also later pea coat.
Meanings
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A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
Since furs are unknown here, I decided to put on a pea-jacket [translating Schifferkutte] which we had brought with us as a joke.
1962, JW Goethe, translated by WH Auden and Elizabeth Mayer, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 186:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pea jackets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |