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parka|ˈpɑːkə|
Also parkha; (all † ) parca, parkee, parki. Pl. parkas (northern Canada parki).
[Aleutian, from Russ. párka skin jacket.]
An outer garment or long jacket with a hood attached, made of skins and worn by Eskimos; a similar garment, usu. of wind-proof fabric, worn by mountaineers, skiers, etc. Also attrib.
1780W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discoveries 256 The inhabitants of Alaxa, Umnak, Unalaksha..wear coats (parki) made of bird skins. 1813G. H. von Langsdorff Voy. & Trav. ii. ii. 37 They are called parka, and are worn some⁓times with one side outwards sometimes with the other. 1818V. M. Golovnin Narr. Captivity in Japan I. i. 32 The women wore parkis made of the skin of birds with the feathers outward. 1851J. Richardson Arctic Searching Exped. II. 379 (heading) Eskimo vocabulary. English... Parka... Kuskutchewak... atkuk. 1907R. W. Service Songs of Sourdough 56 Talk of your cold! through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail. 1910― Ballads of Cheechako 25 My eyes were seared, yet thralled I peered through the parka hood nigh blind. 1922Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 137/1 He had no snowshoes, no parki, and he did not see the dense black blizzard sweeping up from the north-west. 192219th Cent. Feb. 269 They changed their drill parkees for coats of caribou fur. 1926Spectator 18 Sept. 408/2 The woodsman of the north..wears no fur, unless it be a little trimming round the neck of the ‘parca’. 1934Sun (Baltimore) 31 Jan. 3/3 Stocky Indians and Eskimos, fur-trimmed parkas and mukluks, miners with violent red and green plaid shirts,..—these characterized the simpler functions at crossroad taverns. 1948Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 Jan. 9 Your correspondent will now buckle on his parka, latch his skis, and take off. 1955E. Hillary High Adventure 37 We took possession of our own equipment—..double-layered windproof parkas. 1958Tararua XII. 31 Parka. This name is the only one used in New Zealand for the hooded garment based on that of the Eskimos. Anorak seems to be common in England. 1958L. Whishaw As far as You'll take Me vii. 94, I spent a wonderful couple of hours trying on fabulous parkas (pronounced parkees in the North). 1963Times 25 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/1 Eskimo children..Huddled inside their sealskin parkhas and warmed by the low flame of a blubber lantern,..may listen spellbound to stories of the powers of Talluliyuk the seal-goddess. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 1/7 Busloads of parka-clad workers..arrived almost hourly yesterday at Elliot Lake's two hotels. 1973Guardian 10 Apr. 13/2 Fox-trimmed parka with shirred waist. 1973A. H. Whiteford N. Amer. Indian Arts 86 The Kutchin made fine tailored skin skirts, parkas, and one-piece leggings and moccasins. 1976Evening Post (Nottingham) 14 Dec. 1/6 A boy's parka coat worth {pstlg}4·50 was stolen from the cloakroom of the Chaucer Junior School, Ilkeston. 1978Times 23 Feb. 13/6, I wore a silk Chinese padded jacket under my parkha. |