jacket
a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as clothing: a life jacket.
a protective outer covering.
the skin of a potato, especially when it has been cooked.
the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration.
a paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record.
a metal casing, as the steel covering of a cannon, the steel cover around the core of a bullet, or the water jacket on certain types of machine guns.
a folded paper or open envelope containing an official document.
to put a jacket on (someone or something).
Origin of jacket
1Other words from jacket
- jack·et·ed, adjective
- jack·et·less, adjective
- jack·et·like, adjective
- un·der·jack·et, noun
- un·jack·et·ed, adjective
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How to use jacket in a sentence
Though in point of fact social pressure and custom were more strait-jacketing than most people today realize.
The Sensitive Man | Poul William AndersonOn occasion, when I had endured an extra severe jacketing, he almost pleaded with me to confess.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonBut I had grown too used to the jacket during my incorrigible days to let a single jacketing injure me.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonOne-tenth the jacketing I have received in San Quentin would have squeezed your rabbit heart out of your long ears.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonVery few men born of women have been fortunate enough to suffer years of solitary and strait-jacketing.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for jacket
/ (ˈdʒækɪt) /
a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body: a life jacket
any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant
See dust jacket
the skin of a baked potato
(as modifier): jacket potatoes
a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition
US a cover to protect a gramophone record: Brit name: sleeve
mainly US a folder or envelope to hold documents
(tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something)
Origin of jacket
1Derived forms of jacket
- jacketed, adjective
- jacket-like, adjective
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