jerkin
Sign in to savethumb|Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester|Robert Dudley in a slashed, probably leather, jerkin of the 1560s A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the British Army in the 20th century. A buff jerkin is an oiled oxhide jerkin, as worn by soldiers.
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It sits within the topics 16th-century fashion, 17th-century fashion and 20th-century fashion.
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thumb|Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester|Robert Dudley in a slashed, probably leather, jerkin of the 1560s A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the British Army in the 20th century. A buff jerkin is an oiled oxhide jerkin, as worn by soldiers.
The origin of the word is unknown. The Dutch word jurk, a dress, taken in the past as the source, is modern, and represents neither the sound nor the sense of the English word.
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