A parka or anorak is a type of coat with a hood, often lined with fur or faux fur. The hood protects the face from freezing temperatures and wind. The Caribou Inuit invented this kind of garment, originally made from caribou or seal skin, for hunting and kayaking in the frigid Arctic. Some Inuit anoraks require regular coating with fish oil to retain their water resistance.
The words anorak and parka have been used interchangeably, but they are somewhat different garments. Strictly speaking, an anorak is a waterproof, hooded, pull-over jacket without a front opening, and sometimes drawstrings at the waist and cuffs, and a parka is a knee-length cold-weather coat, typically stuffed with down or very warm synthetic fiber, and with a fur-lined hood.
The word anorak comes from the Kalaallisut word anoraq. It did not appear in English until 1924; an early definition is "a beaded item worn by Greenland women or brides in the 1930s". In the early 1950s it was made from nylon, but changed to poplin by 1959, when it was featured in Vogue magazine as a fashion item. In 1984, The Observer used the term to refer to the type of people who wore it and subsequently, in the United Kingdom, it is sometimes used as a mildly derogatory term.
An anorak is a type of coat with a hood. Anorak may also refer to:
Anorak is the second album by the band Ruth. They completed recording this album in May 2008 and is their most successful album to date. It was released on October 28, 2008 through Tooth & Nail Records. The lead single "Back to the Five" has become a minor hit in Christian radio. There is a music video for the song as well. The video placed on the X 2009 DVD Christian rock hits compilation.
Could I love someone and never be abandoned
Could I love someone and never be empty handed
I want to love you like no one else has
I want to give you what no one else can
Cause its breaking my heart just to see you this way
And you say your alright you say that it's ok
But you've got nothing to hide
Yeah you've got nothing to hide
I gave you my heart and I made up my mind
And I'm longing to love someone
Just to love someone right.
I want to love you like no one else has
I want to give you what no one else can
Cause its breaking my heart just to see you this way
And you say your alright you say that it's ok