peacock
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Their clothing, similarly, is expensive but inconspicuous: logo-less wool baseball caps with perfectly curved bills, peacoats and Barbour jackets, cashmere sweaters, topsiders, well-tailored suits, and too many men’s neck scarves to count.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2019
I was massively into Alexa Chung, so my style used to be quite indie It girl – lots of blazers, brogues, peacoats with miniskirts.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2017
Photos of the future first couple from their university years — granny glasses, peacoats, shaggy hair — reinforced an image of the baby boomers ascending to power.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2016
Standing in the sewing shop, staring at a display of tailored peacoats and contemporary quilts, it feels hopeless.
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2015
They began to issue military surplus from the First World War—olive-drab knit caps, earmuffs, peacoats, canvas leggings.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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