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

I must confess to having appeared on the stage in an Eton jacket and collar at the age of twenty-four, as the schoolboy in Peril.

From The Days Before Yesterday by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord

His royal robes, consisting of a pair of blue serge trousers, a short Eton jacket, and a stiff, rolling collar of white linen, irked him.

From Long Live the King! by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

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

One heart in the room was beating like a sledge-hammer against the Eton jacket that enclosed it, but no one spoke.

From Brave and True Short stories for children by G. M. Fenn and Others by Fenn, George Manville