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    down suit

    Any idea about the etimology of the term 'down suit'? It's a type of suit worn by mountaineers.

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    What Next and Down Suit review | MyEverest

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    What does it mean? Нижний костюм?

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    Look under photo: Eider down suits. Clothes padded, stuffed with Eider down feathers.

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    i got it now, thanks Seraph....

    down is a noun. down means "the very fine soft feathers of a bird" - that is "пух"

    down - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

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