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Etymology[]

From Middle French jaquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.

Pronunciation[]

  • (UK, US) IPA: /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -ækɪt

Noun[]

Singular
Jacket

Plural
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Jacket ({{{1}}})

  1. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (US)
  3. A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
  4. A police record.

Synonyms[]

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

Derived terms[]

  • bedjacket
  • bookjacket
  • donkey jacket
  • dust jacket
  • flak jacket
  • jacket potato
  • leatherjacket
  • life jacket
  • Nehru jacket

Translations[]

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Verb[]

Infinitive
to Jacket

Third person singular
-

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
-

to Jacket (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
    • 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads
      ...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.

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