1840 C. Mathews ii. i. 30 He..had boasted out of doors he could and would save his life with a word as easily as hem-stitch a navy-jacket!
2000 (Nexis) 23 July (Travel section) p. H1 Impeccably dressed in a navy jacket with gleaming brass buttons, my ‘officer and gentleman’ is not only good-looking but articulate and courteous.