Thread: down suit

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

Looks like this:


What Next and Down Suit review | MyEverest

What does it mean? Нижний костюм?

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

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