Examples of pea jacket in a Sentence
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The Mixtape Exhibit features an array of artifacts including The Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, and more.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology from Dutch pijjekker, from pij, a kind of cloth + jekker jacket
First Known Use
1721, in the meaning defined above
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“Pea jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pea%20jacket. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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pea jacket
noun
: a heavy woolen double-breasted jacket originally worn by sailors
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