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Arctic Armor: Esoteric Winter Garments
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  • 1. A heavyweight woolen coat famous for toggled fastenings
  • 2. Medieval armored glove that evolved into winter handwear
  • 3. Fabric coloring technique pre-weaving, enhancing winter garment durability
  • 4. Synthetic polymer used in thermal wetsuit gloves and boots
  • 5. Crimean War battlefield headgear, now a face-covering knit
  • 7. Stitched insulation technique creating padded fabric layers
  • 9. Soft-soled boots from Arctic indigenous craftsmanship
  • 10. Garment term referencing layered outerwear, ecclesiastical or winter
  • 14. Hat style with ear flaps, associated with Canadian hunters
  • 15. Quilted, fur-lined jacket originating with Siberian tribes
  • 18. Close-fitting knitted or crocheted headgear popular in Victorian England
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  • 6. Patterned acetate often used in winter eyewear frames
  • 8. Textile derived from first shearing, prized for insulation
  • 11. Term for city-dwelling individual sporting insulated streetwear
  • 12. Tanned lambskin with fleece, luxurious and insulating
  • 13. Fabric type engineered for heat retention in base layers
  • 16. Polar explorer’s hooded parka, a word borrowing Inuit origins
  • 17. General term for garments made from coarse sheep’s fleece

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