Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knitted jacket worn by women.
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Examples
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He showered brandy-snaps on the children, and bought a polka-jacket for a shabby old woman.
Australia Felix 2003
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Mexico: dark cloth polka-jacket, blue military trousers, with scarlet sash around his waist, and low-crowned, broad-brimmed hat upon his head.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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