fearnaught

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Etymology

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From fear +‎ naught.

Noun

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fearnaught (plural fearnaughts)

  1. A fearless person.
  2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
    • 1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 4 January:
      [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.
  3. (by extension) A warm garment, especially one made of this cloth.

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