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

Example Sentences

A complete absence of tail is the salient feature of the Eton jacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had his new shiny black silk chimney‑pot hat on, and his Eton jacket, with the wide shirt collar.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

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 Belloc, Hilaire

But his claws were fast in Effie's sash and the little point at the back of Harry's Eton jacket.

From The Book of Dragons by Fell, H. Granville

Mrs. Chauncey Venable was becomingly gowned in mauve cloth, made with an Eton jacket trimmed with silk braid, and opening over a chemisette of lace.

From The Metropolis by Sinclair, Upton