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Definition of Parka
1. Noun. A kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term).
Specialized synonyms: Cagoule, Ski Jacket, Ski Parka
Generic synonyms: Jacket
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Parka
1. n. An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc.
Definition of Parka
1. Noun. A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parka
1. a hooded garment [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parka
Literary usage of Parka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trail Craft: An Aid in Getting the Greatest Good Out of Vacation Trips by Claude Powell Fordyce (1922)
"The parka is worn outside and for very good reasons—it won't let the wearer get
cold. The average sportsman emphasizes his choice of food more than that of ..."
2. Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska: Formerly Russian America by Frederick Whymper (1868)
"... The chiefs — " parka-mania " — Erection of quarters — Preparations for sledge
journey. ... parka ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He even managed to get into his snow pants and parka and struggle out to the
hillside and the bright sunshine, where he could get a good look at his hand. ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"... transferred to Sanford and parka true copy of the recipe used in preparing
said Balsam of Wild Cherry, together with the sole right to manufacture and ..."
5. Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe by Alexander von Humboldt (1849)
"Compare also his Picturesque Descriptions of the Old and New English parka, aa
well aa that of the Egyptian Gardens of Schubra, ..."
6. History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
"A state committee was selected, consisting of Aaron Bell, James A. Orr, HW
Byington, WH parka, EW Roberts, JH Neff, WH Brown, Richard Chute, CH Garoutte, ..."
7. The Klondike Stampede by Tappan Adney, Edwin Tappan Adney (1899)
"... of their husbands in the Klondike strike, INDIAN WOMAN IN FANCY parka and are
treated with the same respect that would be accorded a white woman. ..."
8. Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold-fields: A Thrilling Narrative of by William B. Haskell (1898)
"... —An Involuntary Bath — Painful Experiences — Eyelids Freeze Together—Protection
against the Bitter Cold — The parka and Its Uses —An Alaskan Opera Cloak ..."
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