Meaning of pea-coated | Babel Free

Definitions

Wearing a pea coat.

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Examples

“We had an exquisite from St Mary Hall, a pea-coated Brazenose boatman, a philosophical water-drinker and union-debater from Balliol, and a two bottle man from Christ Church.”

“The pea-coated gent at that word made a start, / And looked nervously round at the goods of our mart: “A vest, coat, and trousers, as soon as they’re done, I want, s’il vous plait, Messieurs Moses and Son.”

“The iconic image of that day is the Alfred Eisenstadt photo of a pea-coated sailor in drizzly Times Square excitedly kissing a young woman in a stylish overcoat and hat.”

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