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2. Fur clothing - Wikipedia

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   Fur is generally thought to have been among the first materials used for clothing. The period when fur was first used as clothing is debated. It is known that several species of hominoids including Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis used fur clothing. Clothing was made from the hides of animals such as bison, muskox, bear, ground sloth ...

3. Parka - Wikipedia

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   A modern down parka with faux-fur trim on the hood. A parka, like the related anorak, is a type of coat with a hood, often lined with fur or fake fur.Parkas and anoraks are staples of Inuit clothing, traditionally made from caribou or seal skin, for hunting and kayaking in the frigid Arctic.

4. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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   Bargusin sable-fur jacket. The sable, a species of marten, is primarily found in Russia through the Ural Mountains of Siberia. Their fur is soft and silkier than American martens and is mostly used for jackets, scarfs, and hats and gloves. [43] Crown sable (also known as Russian or Imperial sable) was the finest and most expensive quality of ...

5. Inuit clothing - Wikipedia

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   The most basic version of the traditional Inuit outfit consisted of a hooded parka, pants, mittens, inner footwear, and outer boots, all made of animal hide and fur. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These garments were fairly lightweight despite their insulating properties: a complete outfit weighed no more than around 3–4.5 kg (6.6–9.9 lb) depending on the ...

6. Yupʼik clothing - Wikipedia

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   The Yup'ik non-hanging trims on clothing: akurun ~ akut (in Yup'ik) aku (in Cup'ig) trim at hem of parka, often made of pieces of black and white calfskin sewn together in a geometric design; tungunqucuk wide strip of otter fur below the light-colored decoration at the hem or cuff of a traditional Yup’ik parka, or other dark fur trim on a ...

7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   a women's dress shoe with a heel (US: pump, q.v.) a type of athletic shoe used for sports played on an indoor court, such as volleyball or squash (UK similar: plimsoll or regionally pump) cowboy: an unscrupulous or unqualified tradesman a legendary archetype found in Wild West genre works (derog.) one who is reckless, uncontrollable.