jacket
noun
a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Book jackets so seldom reflect the nature of what they are jacketing that Philippe Halsman's photo for this collection of Author Moravia's short stories deserves attention.
From Time Magazine Archive
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