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==Cagoule== {{main|Cagoule (raincoat)}} A cagoule is the [[British English]] term for a lightweight, weatherproof anorak or parka, usually unlined and sometimes knee-length.<ref name="chambers">The Chambers Dictionary, 1994. {{ISBN|0-550-10255-8}}</ref> A cagoule could be rolled up into a very compact package and carried in a bag or pocket.<ref>https://www.heddels.com/2023/04/all-about-smocks-from-painters-to-paratroopers/</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ventile History: Wartime Innovation to Vintage Icon|url=https://www.thosethatknow.co.uk/journal/ventile-history/|website=Those That Know|date=24 November 2024}}</ref> It was invented by Noel Bibby of [[Peter Storm (clothing)|Peter Storm Ltd]]. in the early 1960s.<ref name="invisible">Mike Parsons and Mary Rose, ''Invisible on Everest—innovation and the gear makers''. {{ISBN|0-9704143-5-8}}</ref> It may have a full-zippered front opening, or pull over the head like an original anorak and close with snaps or a short zipper, has an integral hood, and elasticated or drawstring cuffs.<ref>Claudia Wisniewski: Wörterbuch des Kostüms und der Mode. 6. Auflage. Reclam, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-15-018762-3, S. 18.</ref> In some versions, when rolled up, the hood doubles as a bag into which the rest of the coat is pushed. It became very popular in the United Kingdom during the 1970s.
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