Norfolk jacket

Norfolk jacket

noun
a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
Also called Norfolk coat.


Origin:
1865–70; after Norfolk county in England
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Norfolk jacket
 
n
a man's single-breasted belted jacket with one or two chest pockets and a box pleat down the back
 
[C19: worn in Norfolk for duck shooting]

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