parka
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- noun A hooded fur outer garment worn in the Arctic, originally of pullover design but now generally having a front closure.
- noun A coat or jacket with a hood and usually a warm lining for cold-weather wear.
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- Despite the Gor-Tex parka, his layers of thermal clothing, he was cold. — The White Ninja
- He had been aiming for the parka-clad figure, but the winds carried the flare to the side. — Ice Hunt
- The growling had alerted the occupants of the tent, and a flap opened, revealing a Greenlander woman wearing a traditional sealskin parka, her dark hair tied back and embellished with beads. — Crusader Gold
- 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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- Alaskan Russian, pelt, ultimately of Nenets origin.
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/ (pärˈkə)/
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