rodward wrote in reference to "nor'easter": >At least that is certainly a foul-weather hat."


The term may pertain exclusively to the hat or head-gear seaman don for stormy weather...I seem to remember a picture describing "an old salt..there's another one, "OLD SALT!"...wearing his nor'easter" as a head shot.

And it's interesting that it's called a "sou'wester" on the other side of the pond!