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 dressed himself fully before going off in his usual school suit of black Eton jacket and dark grey trousers.

From The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

I saw him in his little Eton jacket and broad turned-down collar, his sweet young face fresh as the morning.

From A Woman's Part in a Revolution by Hammond, Natalie Harris

John was wearing the new Eton jacket, also a new white waistcoat; the parting in his hair was straighter than it had ever been before, his ears were pink.

From The Golden Scarecrow by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

Dam removed his Eton jacket, folded his arms, turned his back to the smiter and assumed a scientific arrangement of the shoulders with tense muscles and coyly withdrawn bones.

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher