Parka — Par ka, Parkee Par kee, n. [Russ. parka, parki, dim. of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. {Pair}.] 1. An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A coat with a fur lining and a hood,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Harp in the South — is a novel (ISBN 0 14 010456 9) by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1948, it portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, which was at that time (post World War II)… … Wikipedia
Poor Man's Orange — is a novel (ISBN 0 312 00054 5) by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to The Harp in the South and continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of… … Wikipedia
Marking Time — For other uses, see Marking Time (disambiguation). Marking Time Genre Drama Created by John Doyle Starring Abe Forsythe Bojana Novakovic Geoff Morrell Elena Carapetis … Wikipedia
mukluk — noun /ˈmʌklʌk,ˈməklək/ a) A soft knee high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And shes all right from muck a luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is… … Wiktionary
