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

They see you in an Eton jacket once, and you're printed in it for ever.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

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 Rinehart, Mary Roberts

He was very much the same person in his striped convict's blouse as he had been in his Eton jacket.

From Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Cholmondeley, Mary

So she wore a light gray liberty silk gown of walking length, with a pretty white muslin waist, and an Eton jacket.

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston