lumberjacket

British

/ ˈlʌmbəˌdʒækɪt /

noun

US name: lumberjack. a boldly coloured, usually checked jacket in warm cloth, as worn by lumberjacks

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Pierre showed up straight from his welding classes, a scarf and lumberjacket hiding his work shirt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ten-year-old Cornelius Kaehane pushed in, walked to the cashier's desk, took two plastic toy pistols out of the pockets of his shabby lumberjacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

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