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bowler hat
hard, round-crowned hat with a narrow rolled brim
mercery
thumb|450px|A mercery (mercer's shop) in Brussels Mercery (from French , meaning "haberdashery" or goods, or "haberdashery"—a shop trading in textiles and notions) initially referred to silk, linen and fustian textiles among various other piece goods imported to England in the 12th century. Eventually, the term evolved to refer to a merchant or trader of textile goods, especially imported textile goods, particularly in England. A merchant would be known as a mercer, and the profession as mercery.
flat cap
rounded cap with a small stiff visor in front
fustian
thumb|300px|Textile samples: fustian, linen and [[moleskin]]
deerstalker
thumb|250px|right|A deerstalker
smock
thumb|right|200px|A 19th-century shepherd in a smock-frock. Detail from Found by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1854. thumb|Old man wearing a smock and carrying a whip A smock-frock or smock is an outer garment traditionally worn by rural workers, especially shepherds and waggoners. Today, the word smock refers to a loose overgarment worn to protect one's clothing, for instance by a painter.
Highland dress
traditional, regional dress of the Highlands and Isles of Scotland
guernsey
thick, close-fitting pullover sweaters knitted in intricate patterns, generally of one color, usually blue, and worn especially by fishermen and sailors of Scotland and England
Captain's cap
cap with a soft dark blue or white crown and a stiff dark visor, often decorated with braid
British country clothing
traditional rural attire in the UK