Norfolk jacket

American  

noun

1. a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.

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Norfolk jacket British  

noun

1. a man's single-breasted belted jacket with one or two chest pockets and a box pleat down the back

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Etymology

Origin of Norfolk jacket

1865–70; after Norfolk county in England

Example Sentences

The jacket was modeled on the Norfolk jacket, a casual wool piece for English country wear, but made of lightweight beige or khaki cotton for comfort in the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal

On a positive note: he also pioneered the Norfolk jacket.

From The Guardian

He walked straight across to it, picked an apple, and put it in the breast pocket of his Norfolk jacket.

From Literature

He wore a new Stetson hat with a flat crown, a tan Norfolk jacket with a belt buckle of mother-of-pearl.

From Literature

The drawings he showed me started with 19th-century bustles and court uniforms, progressing through to Edwardian tea gowns and Norfolk jackets, and a final array of 21st-century couture.

From The Guardian