Norfolk jacket


noun
  1. a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.

Origin of Norfolk jacket

1
1865–70; after Norfolk county in England
  • Also called Norfolk coat .

Words Nearby Norfolk jacket

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How to use Norfolk jacket in a sentence

  • One grey flannel suit of “Norfolk jacket” and trousers lasted for three trips, but at sea the blue colour answers.

  • He wore a Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, and his tanned boots were polished till they shone like glass.

    Despair's Last Journey | David Christie Murray
  • He patted his Norfolk jacket and took his ground with his back to the gate.

    The Wheels of Chance | H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Norfolk jacket

Norfolk jacket

noun
  1. a man's single-breasted belted jacket with one or two chest pockets and a box pleat down the back

Origin of Norfolk jacket

1
C19: worn in Norfolk for duck shooting

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