pea jacket

noun

Etymology: Probably from Dutch pijjakker, from pij (“coat of coarse cloth, cowl”) + jekker (“jacket”). Compare also later pea coat.

1. A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.

   “Since furs are unknown here, I decided to put on a pea-jacket [translating Schifferkutte] which we had brought with us as a joke.”