parka

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  1. noun A hooded fur outer garment worn in the Arctic, originally of pullover design but now generally having a front closure.
  2. noun A coat or jacket with a hood and usually a warm lining for cold-weather wear.

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  • I was aware that Father Dever looked bigger than ever in a bright blue parka, his thick, white hair blowing. —  Working Murder
  • He unzipped his parka, then reached for the zipper at the bottom of the front of his jumpsuit. —  Arctic Fire
  • He looked for his parka, found it where he'd draped it over one of the chairs, and put it on. —  Money, Money, Money
  • The zip of his parka was already up as high as it would go, but he tugged at it anyway, and cursed involuntarily when the teeth caught at the flesh beneath his jaw. —  Blindfold Game
  • “Mister,” he croaked, his throat choked with sleep, “is there somethin’ your boy The gun the boy brought forth from his parka was a .25-caliber, just as Sergeant Fullerton had said, a ladies’ gun that fit just as well in the hand of a child. —  EQMM,June2007
 

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  1. Alaskan Russian, pelt, ultimately of Nenets origin.

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  1. Aleutian.
 

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/ˈpɑrkə/
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