Why is a pea coat called a pea coat?
Several Google results say this:
The name 'pea coat' comes from the heavy twill material that the coat is made of. It was called pilot cloth, which became known as P cloth. The P coat became the pea coat.
I like my blog to contain educational content. Now you can all impress your friends next time pea coats come up in conversation.
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And whilst we're at this, can you look up the origin of the word 'teal'?
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And hinny.
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LCM x
Ah well, hinny is a Geordie term of endearment, rather like the Scottish "hen". There's a lot of disagreement as to where it originates however. Unless you were talking about a different kind of coat LCM.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's that cleared up then :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea Target could be so educational...
ReplyDeletein all my born days, the pea coat thing has never come up. but at least i'll be ready when it does...
ReplyDeleteand PottyM, this is for you;
teal /til/
–noun, plural teals, (especially collectively) teal for
1. 1. any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
2. Also called teal blue. a medium to dark greenish blue.
not sure that's helped really...
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