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

But Gorsuch’s interviews have not been confined to “the stories of ordinary people willing to do extraordinary things,” as the book jacket reads.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The matter does not fall under the remit of the Advertising Standards Authority because the quotes feature on a book jacket rather than in an advertisement.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

“Day by day Drew Barrymore is making it,” the book jacket of 1990’s “Little Girl Lost” says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

It’s captivating enough that, as the book jacket notes, President Barack Obama once declared that “everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021

The book jacket was wrapped in dark blue cloth with embroidered gold leaves twisting like vines and a giant bright eight-pointed star at the center.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova