Peascod
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea. archaic
- 2 A padded doublet fashionable in 16th century Europe. historical
"[A] Tudor figure, whose clothing contains enough accurate details – from the peascod style doublet with its row of tiny buttons to the voluptuous panes of the trunk hose – to clearly date it to the 1570s or 1580s."
Example
More examples"[A] Tudor figure, whose clothing contains enough accurate details – from the peascod style doublet with its row of tiny buttons to the voluptuous panes of the trunk hose – to clearly date it to the 1570s or 1580s."
Etymology
From Middle English pesecod; equivalent to pease + cod.
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