jacket

jack·et  (jkt)

n.

1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.

2. An outer covering or casing, especially:

a. The skin of a potato.

b. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.

c. An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.

d. An open envelope or folder for filing papers.

e. The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.

tr.v. jack·et·ed, jack·et·ing, jack·ets

To supply or cover with a jacket.

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[Middle English jaket, from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque, short jacket, tunic, from jacques, nickname for French peasants (from the name Jacques; see jack) or from Old Catalan jaco (perhaps from Arabic akk, mailcoat).]

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jacket·ed adj.

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jacket

Noun

1. a short coat with a front opening and long sleeves

2. the skin of a potato

3. same as dust jacket [Old French jaquet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jacket - a short coat                         banian, banyan - a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India bed jacket - a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed) blazer, sport coat, sport jacket, sports coat, sports jacket - lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school bolero - a short jacket; worn mostly by women bomber jacket - a jacket gathered into a band at the waist bush jacket - a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors dolman, dolman jacket - a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders donkey jacket - a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen double-breasted jacket - a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons doublet - a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance dressing sack, dressing sacque - a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing Eton jacket - a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom hug-me-tight - a woman's fitted jacket jerkin - a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times jumper - a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen lumber jacket, lumberjack - a short warm outer jacket Mao jacket - a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime mess jacket, monkey jacket, shell jacket - waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners Norfolk jacket - loose-fitting single-breasted jacket anorak, parka, windbreaker, windcheater - a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) pea jacket, peacoat - a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket sacque, sack - a woman's full loose hiplength jacket single-breasted jacket - a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons morning coat, swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail - a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
	2.	jacket - an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" record jacket - the jacket for a phonograph record wrapping, wrapper, wrap - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket, dust wrapper - a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
	3.	jacket - (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" crownwork, jacket crown, cap, crown dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	4.	jacket - the outer skin of a potato Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater, white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland peel, skin - the rind of a fruit or vegetable
	5.	jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition casing, shell, case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
Verb	1.	jacket - provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

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jacket

noun covering, casing, case, cover, skin, shell, coat, wrapping, envelope, capsule, folder, sheath, wrapper, encasement, housing

Translations

jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n → chaqueta, americana, saco (LAM) [of boiler etc] → camisa; [of book] → sobrecubierta

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jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n → veste f, veston m [of boiler etc]; enveloppe f [of book]; couverture f, jaquette f

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jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n → Jackett nt;

(of book) → Schutzumschlag m;

potatoes in their jackets, jacket potatoes → in der Schale gebackene Kartoffeln pl

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jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n → giacca; [of book] → copertura;

potatoes in their jackets (BRIT) → patate fpl con la buccia

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jacket

n jacket [ˈdʒӕkit]

1 a short coat He wore brown trousers and a blue jacket. baadjie, py, jakkie, jekker(t), mantel سُتْرَه жакет sako jakke die Jacke σακάκι chaqueta jakk کت؛ نیم تنه pikkutakki veston מִקטוֹרֶן जाकेट jakna zakó jaket jakki giacca, giacchetta 上衣 짧은 웃옷 švarkas jaka; žakete jaket jasje jakke marynarka casaco vestă куртка sako jopič žaket jacka, kavaj, blazer เสื้อชั้นนอก ceket 短上衣，夾克 жакет; куртка ایک چھوٹا آستینوں والا کوٹ áo vét 短上衣，夹克

2 a covering, especially a loose paper cover for a book I like the design on this (book-)jacket. omslag غِلاف обложка přebal smudsomslag der Umschlag κάλυμμα βιβλίου sobrecubierta ümbrispaber روکش کتاب suojapäällys jaquette עֲטִיפָה आवरण omot borító jaket buku (hlífðar)kápa copertina, sopraccoperta 本のカバー (책·음반 등의) 커버 aplankas (grāmatas) apvāks kulit buku omslag smussomslag obwoluta capa supracopertă суперобложка obal ovoj omotnica omslag กระดาษหุ้มหนังสือ kapı, kapak 護封，書籍的封面套紙 суперобкладинка کتاب کے اوپر حفاظتی خول bìa 护封，书籍的封面套纸