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See more synonyms for jacket on Thesaurus.com a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front. something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as clothing: a life jacket. a protective outer covering. the skin of a potato, especially when it has been cooked. book jacket .the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration. a paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record. a metal casing, as the steel covering of a cannon, the steel cover around the core of a bullet, or the water jacket on certain types of machine guns. a folded paper or open envelope containing an official document. Show More
to put a jacket on (someone or something). Show More
Origin of jacket 1425–75; late Middle English jaket <
Middle French ja(c)quet, equivalent to
jaque jack4 +
-et -et Related forms jack·et·ed , adjective jack·et·less , adjective jack·et·like , adjective un·der·jack·et , noun un·jack·et·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for jacket coat ,
tunic ,
fur ,
sheath ,
parka ,
case ,
casing ,
hide ,
envelope ,
wrapper ,
threads ,
skin ,
folder ,
pelt ,
wrapping Examples from the Web for jacket Contemporary Examples of jacket I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.
Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood.
The jacket and gloves were a precaution in the event the eaglet panicked, but there was little fuss as he tossed the net over her.
On a hot day in Milwaukee once, Palmer quietly asked the assembled admirers, "Mind if I take off my jacket ?"
This week, President Obama disembarked from Air Force One while holding his jacket in his left hand and a coffee cup in his right.
Historical Examples of jacket "I'll walk a bit with you," said his sister, donning her jacket and a cap.
Viviette, coming in later in hat and jacket , found him busily writing.
Katy's fingers were shaking as she lifted the jacket and Linda slipped into it.
The sleeves of her jacket had been torn, and were mended with a material of another colour.
Then tapping the breast-pocket of his jacket : “And yet I am the force,” he went on.
British Dictionary definitions for jacket a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body a life jacket any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant See dust jacket the skin of a baked potato (as modifier ) jacket potatoes a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition US a cover to protect a gramophone record Brit name: sleeve mainly US a folder or envelope to hold documents Show More
(tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something) Show More
Derived Forms jacketed , adjective jacket-like , adjective Word Origin for jacket C15: from Old French jaquet short jacket, from jacque peasant, from proper name Jacques James
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Word Origin and History for jacket n. mid-15c., "short garment for men," from Middle French jaquet "short coat with sleeves," diminutive of Old French jaque , a kind of tunic, probably from Jacque , the male proper name, also the generic name of a French peasant (see jacquerie ), but possibly associated with jaque (de mailles) "short, tight-fitting coat," originally "coat of mail," from Spanish jaco , from Arabic shakk "breastplate." Iakke "a short, close-fitting stuffed or quilted tunic, often serving as a defensive garment" is attested in English from late 14c., and by c.1400 was being used for "woman's short tunic." Meaning "paper wrapper of a book" is first attested 1894.
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A fixed bandage applied around the body to immobilize the spine. An artificial crown of a tooth composed of fired porcelain or acrylic resin. Show More
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