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

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Eton jacket

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The deep low collar and the Eton jacket made him feel queer and oldish: and that morning when his mother had brought him down to the parlour, dressed for mass, his father had cried.

From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James

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 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

His jacket was a short roundabout, something like an Eton jacket, and his shirt was soft and frilled.

From The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw by Durston, George