BARBOUR


Meaning of BARBOUR in English

n

an English company that makes expensive coats of specially treated cotton that keeps out the rain and wind. Barbours are worn especially by people who live or spend time in the country, but they are also fashionable with city people. They are usually dark green in colour and often worn with green wellington boots.

See also green welly brigade .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.