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| − | * | + | *''' caoutchouc:''' (French) rubber; raincoat (obsolete) |
| − | * '' | + | * '''kepi:''' a military cap with a flat or forward-sloping circular top and a horizontal peak or visor (primarily associated with the French military and police, as well as with the American civil war; some were made from rubber) |
| − | * HCE is putting on his seven pieces of clothing, suitably waterproof for a [[happygogusty]] April morning of potentially stormy conditions, that is, of showers and exposers. Cf.[[great belt]], [[Hideinsacks]], [[blaufunx fustian]], [[Ironsides jackboots]], [[Bhagafat gaiters]] and [[ | + | * HCE is putting on his seven pieces of clothing, suitably waterproof for a [[happygogusty]] April morning of potentially stormy conditions, that is, of showers and exposers. Cf.[[great belt]], [[Hideinsacks]], [[blaufunx]] [[fustian]], [[Ironsides]] [[jackboots]], [[Bhagafat gaiters]] and rubberised [[inverness]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:52, 30 August 2021
- caoutchouc: (French) rubber; raincoat (obsolete)
- kepi: a military cap with a flat or forward-sloping circular top and a horizontal peak or visor (primarily associated with the French military and police, as well as with the American civil war; some were made from rubber)
- HCE is putting on his seven pieces of clothing, suitably waterproof for a happygogusty April morning of potentially stormy conditions, that is, of showers and exposers. Cf.great belt, Hideinsacks, blaufunx fustian, Ironsides jackboots, Bhagafat gaiters and rubberised inverness
