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

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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

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

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 H. Granville Fell

Josselin was sitting alone on a bench, thoughtful, with his hand in the inner breast pocket of his Eton jacket.

From The Martian by George Du Maurier

You can’t go in boats and climbing up and down rocks in an Eton jacket and white collar.

From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland

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