Michigan mink
n.— «I love this jacket. I’ve been wearing it for years and no doubt if I taught for your guild in the last 10 years, you’ve seen me in my “Michigan Mink.”…The Rag Fur Jacket is flattering, it’s “furry,” and it FITS! There are just four easy-to-cut-out pieces: back, front, neckband, and cuffs.» —“Rag Fur Jacket” by Ami Simms Mallery Press (Flint, Mich.) Jan. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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