Meanings
plural fearnaughts · alternative fearnought
- A fearless person.
- A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
[T]he crew however stand it tolerable well, each being cloathed with a Fearnought jacket, a pair of trowsers of the same and a large cap made of canvas & baize, these together with an additional glass of brandy every morning enables them to bear the cold without flinshing.
1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 4 January - broadlyA warm garment, especially one made of this cloth.
Origin
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