winter clothing

{{Short description|Clothes worn in cold weather}}

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Winter clothing are clothes used for protection against the particularly cold weather of winter.{{cite web|url=http://cie.utoronto.ca/Coming/Living-Here/Climate-and-Clothing.htm |title=Centre for International Experience | Student Life |website=Cie.utoronto.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-01-28}} Often they have a good water resistance, consist of multiple layers to protect and insulate against low temperatures.{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/winter-clothes |title=winter clothes | Definition, meaning & more |publisher=Collins Dictionary |date= |accessdate=2017-01-28}}

Winter clothes are especially outerwear like coats, jackets, hats, scarves and gloves or mittens, earmuffs, but also warm underwear like long underwear, union suits and socks.{{cite web|url=https://www.stylewe.com/category/outerwear-223 |title=Outerwear for Women - Shop Jacket, Coats & Vests 2017 |publisher=StyleWe |date= |accessdate=2017-01-28}} Military issue winter clothing evolved from heavy coats and jackets to multilayered clothing for the purpose of keeping troops warm during winter battles.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-the-us-militarys-uniforms-have-changed-over-the-past-250-years-2015-7 |title=Here's how the US military's uniforms have changed over the past 250 years |publisher=Business Insider |date=2015-07-22 |accessdate=2017-01-28}} Several shirts and socks, usually four pairs were standard issue for the U.S. Army during WWII. Winter clothes used for sports and recreation includes ski suits, winter gloves, scarves, and snowmobile suits.

Many northern cultures use animal fur to make winter clothes.{{cite web|url=https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economic-history-of-the-fur-trade-1670-to-1870/ |title=The Economic History of the Fur Trade: 1670 to 1870 |website=Eh.net |date= |accessdate=2017-01-28}}