"Norfolk jacket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Norfolk jackets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Norfolk jacket (plural Norfolk jackets)
  1. A loose, belted, single-breasted jacket with box pleats on the back and front. Wikipedia link: Norfolk jacket Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: Norfolk-jacketed
    Sense id: en-Norfolk_jacket-en-noun-MQzK6Vm- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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