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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pea•coat (pē′kōt′),USA pronunciation n. - ClothingSee pea jacket.
Also, pea′ coat′. - pea (see pea jacket) + coat 1780–90, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈpea ˌjack•et, n. [countable]- Clothinga short, double-breasted coat of navy-blue wool, originally worn by seamen.
Also called pea•coat /ˈpiˌkoʊt/.USA pronunciation WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pea′ jack′et, - Clothinga short coat of thick wool, usually double-breasted and navy in color, worn by seamen, fishermen, etc.
- Clothinga jacket or short coat styled like this, worn by adults and children. Also called peacoat, pea coat.
- 1715–25, American; pea, variant spelling, spelled of pay, pee, pie coat of coarse woolen cloth (late Middle English pee, pey, pie; akin to Dutch pij, dialect, dialectal Frisian pey, dialect, dialectal Swedish paje) + jacket; perh. modeled on Frisian (north, northern dialect, dialectal) pijekkat
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pea jacket, peacoat /ˈpiːˌkəʊt/ n - a sailor's short heavy double-breasted overcoat of navy wool
Etymology: 18th Century: from Dutch pijjekker, from pij coat of coarse cloth + jekker jacket |