Eton jacket

American  

noun

1. a boy's black waist-length jacket with wide lapels and an open front, as worn by students at Eton College.

2. a similar short jacket worn by women.

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Eton jacket British  

noun

1. a waist-length jacket with a V-shaped back, open in front, formerly worn by pupils of Eton College

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Etymology

Origin of Eton jacket

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A complete absence of tail is the salient feature of the Eton jacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

But with her help Harry managed to wriggle quietly out of his sleeves, so that the dragon had only an Eton jacket in his other claw.

From The Book of Dragons by Fell, H. Granville

There was, moreover, all the business of clothes—fine, rich, stiff new garments—a new Eton jacket, a round black coat, a shining bowler-hat, new boots.

From The Golden Scarecrow by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

He had his new shiny black silk chimney‑pot hat on, and his Eton jacket, with the wide shirt collar.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

John was wearing the new Eton jacket, also a new white waistcoat; the parting in his hair was straighter than it had ever been before, his ears were pink.

From The Golden Scarecrow by Walpole, Hugh, Sir