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Definition of Parkas
1. parka [n] - See also: parka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parkas
Literary usage of Parkas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convex Optimization and Euclidean Distance Geometry by Jon Dattorro (2005)
"Ye recommends positive definite parkas' Lemma 6.2.1.1.2 instead; ... From positive
definite parkas' lemma and using the method of §2.13.2.1.1, ..."
2. The Rainbow's End: Alaska by Alice Palmer Henderson (1898)
"These parkas are made of any close fur, the cheaper ones of rabbit skin or ...
I was saying something about parkas when a miner burst into laughter and ..."
3. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Cormorant parkas are considered the ones of the highest quality. For adventurous
folk, here's how you make a parka: suck the fat out of the skin and smear ..."
4. Seal and Salmon Fisheries and General Resources of Alaska by Henry Wood Elliott, Washburn Maynard, Sheldon Jackson, David Starr Jordan, United States Dept. of the Treasury. Special Agents Division, Leonhard Hess Stejneger, William Gouverneur Morris, Ivan Petroff, Charles Haskins Townsend, Frederick William True, (1898)
"The parkas made of bear, moose, sea otter, or reindeer skin were always worn with
the ... Reindeer parkas were always ornamented with feathers, beads, etc. ..."
5. The Klondike Stampede by Tappan Adney, Edwin Tappan Adney (1899)
"Men's deer skin "parkas," $50 to $100; ladies' mink-skin "parkas," § 100; ladies'
tailor-made cloth jackets, $65 ; men's suit clothes, custom- made, ..."
6. Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold-fields: A Thrilling Narrative of by William B. Haskell (1898)
"The Indian parkas are usually made entirely of fur, the fur being inside, and
the sleeves, especially of the parkas of the lower Yukon Indians, ..."
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