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[ jak-it ] / ˈdʒæk ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jacket ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. verb (used with object)to put a jacket on (someone or something). Origin of jacket1425–75; late Middle English jaket<Middle French ja(c)quet, equivalent to jaquejack4 + -et-et OTHER WORDS FROM jacketjack·et·ed, adjectivejack·et·less, adjectivejack·et·like, adjectiveun·der·jack·et, noun un·jack·et·ed, adjective Words nearby jacketjackdaw, jacked, Jackeen, Jackelyn, jackeroo, jacket, jackey, jackfish, Jack Frost, jackfruit, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jacketFill its 18 liters of ripstop nylon with snacks and layers for a day hike, a camera and a jacket for running around town, or a bunch of groceries. Our Favorite Gear for Any Type of Traveler|Janna Irons|September 8, 2020|Outside Online For its winter collection, Infantium Victoria is introducing the Weganool in a hoodie, a baby jacket and a cape. How a Wasteland Shrub Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Fashion|Daniel Malloy|August 28, 2020|Ozy That was the Before Times, of course, when a sharp-shouldered jacket and fitted trousers were daily workwear. Women are finally reclaiming the ‘house dress’|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 21, 2020|Fortune He told me how he’d walk around his “bad neighborhood” in Redwood City with a loaded pistol in his jacket pocket. When Jesus Freaks Go Bad|Eugene Robinson|August 6, 2020|Ozy
Then, as the melancholy music picks up, we see young adults slipping on their jackets and leaving their homes. Senior care jobs need a total rebrand|Lila MacLellan|July 28, 2020|Quartz I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood. The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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. He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST On a hot day in Milwaukee once, Palmer quietly asked the assembled admirers, "Mind if I take off my jacket?" Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST This week, President Obama disembarked from Air Force One while holding his jacket in his left hand and a coffee cup in his right. Obama, the Coffee Salute, and the Dementia on the Right|Sally Kohn|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST And he retained his hold of my jacket, giving directions to his men the while. The Pilots of Pomona|Robert Leighton The Pote finished his dishwashing and joined us, pulling on an old Tuxedo jacket. The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service Mrs. Lewis sewed, that afternoon, on his jacket, mending it up more neatly than ever before. Tip Lewis and His Lamp|Pansy Has a core of lead and tin composition inclosed in a jacket of cupro-nickel. The Plattsburg Manual|O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey She pointed at his jacket tossed on a chair, a bit of his kerchief dangling from a pocket. Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
British Dictionary definitions for jacket
nouna 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 bodya 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 recordBrit name: sleeve mainly US a folder or envelope to hold documents verb(tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something) Derived forms of jacketjacketed, adjectivejacket-like, adjectiveWord Origin for jacketC15: from Old French jaquet short jacket, from jacque peasant, from proper name Jacques James Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jacketcoat, tunic, fur, sheath, parka, case, casing, hide, envelope, wrapper, threads, skin, folder, pelt, wrapping Medical definitions for jacket
n.A fixed bandage applied around the body to immobilize the spine. An artificial crown of a tooth composed of fired porcelain or acrylic resin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |