A type of outerjacketorcoat, generally made heavy wool. Pea coats are characterized by short length,broadlapels,double-breastedfronts, often large wooden, metal or plastic buttons, three or four in two rows, and vertical or slashpockets. References to the pea jacket appear in Americannewspapersat least as early as the 1720s, and modern renditions still maintain the original design and composition.
peacoat