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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchjacquet, diminutive ofOld Frenchjaque.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jacket (pluraljackets)

  1. A piece ofclothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. A piece of a person'ssuit, besidetrousers and, sometimes,waistcoat; coat(US)
  3. Aprotective orinsulatingcover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
  4. (slang) A police record.
  5. (military) Inordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing thetube in which thecharge is fired.
  6. The tough outer skin of abaked potato.
    Cook the potatoes in theirjackets.
  7. (Jamaica) Abastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
  8. (Appalachia) Avest(US); awaistcoat(UK).

Synonyms

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  • (piece of a person's suit):coat (US)
  • (removable protective cover):sleeve

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
piece of a person's suit
protective or insulating cover
slang: police record
military: strengthening band
tough outer skin of a baked potato
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Verb

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jacket (third-person singular simple presentjackets,present participlejacketing,simple past and past participlejacketed)

  1. Toconfine (someone) to astraitjacket.[from 18th c.]
    • 1792,Thomas Holcroft,Anna St. Ives, volume VII, Fragment:
      ‘None of your gab, I tell you! If you speak another word, I'll have youjacketed[…]!’
  2. (transitive) Toenclose orencase in a jacket or other covering.[from 19th c.]
    • 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler,Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads‎[1]:
      ...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed tojacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.

Derived terms

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Translations

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enclose or encase in a jacket
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