pac-a-mac
(British) A lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag.
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(British) A lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag.
And there she was - wearing a dark blue pac-a-mac over a blue brushed-nylon nightdress, topped off with a hairnet. It was as though Death itself had just walked into the kitchen. She always wore the pac-a-mac because a dressing gown woul…
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