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

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

I have plenty besides, and so I gave it to her, and my little Eton jacket, and I told her she would certainly have every cent we owed her, and she seemed very happy.

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge

I myself reposed in state in bed, arrayed in my Eton jacket and best collar and choker.

From Tom, Dick and Harry by Reed, Talbot Baines

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