dust jacket
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dust jacket
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The book’s dust jacket is scarce with Mr. Moore’s résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
If a dust jacket is torn on a coffee table book or cookbook, she’ll remove it, often revealing a cover with a “beautiful, classic, simple style.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
To paraphrase the dust jacket of my own book, "If We Survive This": these are not the girls who survive.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
After watching the Los Angeles Open inspiration struck and he sketched the initial design for a new putter on the first thing he could find, the dust jacket of an old vinyl record.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
Raising the dust jacket with her finger, Meggie saw the dark red cloth, as red as the flames surrounding the ink-black heart.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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