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

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Eton jacket

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Sir Hugh Walpole

His royal robes, consisting of a pair of blue serge trousers, a short Eton jacket, and a stiff, rolling collar of white linen, irked him.

From Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He was very much the same person in his striped convict's blouse as he had been in his Eton jacket.

From Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley

He had dressed himself fully, before going off, in his usual school suit of black Eton jacket and dark gray trousers.

From The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle