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Fearnought Jackets and Trousers |
| Fearnought Jackets and Trousers were issued to seamen as outer clothing in cold rough weather. They were so called because they were made of 'Fearnought' or 'Fernought', a heavy woollen cloth. Fearnought cloth was also used on board ship as a protective covering or lining around portholes, hatches and, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the doors of powder rooms |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000127 |