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

He was suddenly conscious of the long trousers on his own small legs, of the ignominy of his tailless Eton jacket and stiff, rolling collar, of the crowning disgrace of his derby hat.

From Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart

I have plenty besides, and so I gave it to her, and my little Eton jacket, and I told her she would certainly have every cent we owed her, and she seemed very happy.

From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens

You might cut it in latitude and turn it into an Eton jacket and a kilt, neither of much use to a Gallo-Roman beggar.

From First and Last by Hilaire Belloc

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