What does pea-coated mean?
Pea-coated means Wearing a pea coat..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Wearing a pea coat..
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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Pea-coated means Wearing a pea coat..
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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.
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