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Definitions for Jacket

[1] a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
[2] something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as clothing: a life jacket.
[3] a protective outer covering.
[4] the skin of a potato, especially when it has been cooked.
[5] book jacket.
[6] the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration.
[7] a paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record.
[8] 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.
[9] a folded paper or open envelope containing an official document.
[10] to put a jacket on (someone or something).
[11] a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
[12] something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body a life jacket
[13] any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
[14] the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant
[15] See dust jacket
[16] the skin of a baked potato (as modifier ) jacket potatoes
[17] a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition
[18] US a cover to protect a gramophone record Brit name: sleeve
[19] mainly US a folder or envelope to hold documents
[20] (tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something)

Words related to Jacket

coat, tunic, fur, sheath, parka, case, casing, hide, envelope, wrapper, threads, skin, folder, pelt, wrapping

Words nearby Jacket

jackdaw, jacked, jackeen, jackelyn, jackeroo, jacket, jackey, jackfish, jackfruit, jackhammer, jackie

Origin of Jacket

1425–75; late Middle English jaket < Middle French ja(c)quet, equivalent to jaque jack4 + -et -et

Other words from Jacket

jack·et·ed , adjective
jack·et·less , adjective
jack·et·like , adjective
un·der·jack·et , noun
un·jack·et·ed , adjective

Word origin for Jacket

C15: from Old French jaquet short jacket, from jacque peasant, from proper name Jacques James

Synonyms for Jacket

coat, fur, parka, sheath, tunic, case, casing, envelope, folder, hide, pelt, skin, threads, wrapper, wrapping