peacoat

or pea coat

[ pee-koht ]

noun

1. pea jacket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacoat¹

1780–90, Americanism; pea ( pea jacket ) + coat

Example Sentences

Ali McGraw in Love Story would have ended up wrapping that famous brown peacoat across her waist once the day warmed up.

From The Daily Beast

Tunis had shaken his peacoat free of the clinging snow and now stamped his sea-boots on the rug.

From Project Gutenberg

I borrow a peacoat of one of the crew, and in that practical disguise am doubtfully permitted to pass into one of the boats.

From Project Gutenberg

Peacoat coughing as if he had had enough of that, I said no more.

From Project Gutenberg