WAXED JACKET

noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) An outdoor jacket similar in style to an anorak and made of waterproof waxed cotton. Etymology: Formed by compounding: a jacket of waxed material. History and Usage: Waxed jacket is the generic term for this garment (the best known brand being the Barbour jacket). Once the chosen outdoor wear--along with green wellies--mainly of aristocratic country-dwellers, the waxed jacket became a fashion item in the eighties, in keeping with the emphasis on casual wear generally. They had been there a week, and had gone for long tramps along the Downs in all weathers, well-protected with high boots, waxed jackets and portable parkas. Antonia Byatt Possession (1990), p. 487