book jacket

American  

noun

1. a removable paper cover, usually illustrated, for protecting the binding of a book and usually giving information about the book and the author.

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Etymology

Origin of book jacket

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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book jacket

The book jacket cut out the word "hokey" so the quote read only: "Wisdom combined with good advice."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023

All it takes to debunk this revelation is a glance at a few book jacket photos.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2023

Plus, the book jacket said Chris Pavone’s new novel is about a husband who mysteriously disappears during a trip with his wife to the Portuguese capital.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022

The city’s trademark fleur-de-lis is even stamped on the book jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

While reading Plato’s Republic, for instance, I needed to keep looking at the book jacket comments to remind myself what the text was about.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez