jack·et (j k  t)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. [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).]jack et·ed adj. |
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
2. something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body a life jacket
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant
5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) See dust jacket
6. (Cookery)
a. the skin of a baked potato
b. (as modifier) jacket potatoes
7. (Military) a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition
8. US a cover to protect a gramophone record Brit name sleeve
9. Chiefly US a folder or envelope to hold documents
vb
(tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something)
[from Old French jaquet short jacket, from jacque peasant, from proper name Jacques James]
jacketed adj
jacket-like adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  jacket - a short coat 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 pea jacket, peacoat - a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted 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 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" 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 | |
| 5. | jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition | |
| 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" |
jacket
noun
2. covering, casing, case, cover, skin, shell, coat, wrapping, envelope, capsule, folder, sheath, wrapper, encasement, housing potatoes in their jackets
Jackets
acton, anorak, báinín, banyan, Barbour jacket (trademark), bed jacket, biker jacket, blazer, blouson, body warmer, bolero, bomber jacket, boxy jacket, bush jacket, cagoule or cag, cardigan, combat jacket, cymar, denim jacket, dinner jacket or (U.S. & Canad.) tuxedo or tux, dolman, donkey jacket, doublet, duvet or duvet jacket, Eton jacket or bumfreezer, flak jacket, fustian jacket, gambeson, gilet, hacking jacket, hug-me-tight, jerkin, leather jacket, life jacket, lumberjacket, Mackinaw coat or mackinaw (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), matinée jacket, mess jacket, monkey jacket, Norfolk jacket, pourpoint, reefing jacket, sack or sacque, safari jacket, shell jacket, shrug, smoking jacket, spencer, sports jacket or coat, tabard, windcheater or windjammer Translations
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt]
A. N
2. (= cover) [of boiler] → camisa f, envoltura f; [of book] → sobrecubierta f (US) [of record] → funda f
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n
(= garment) (straight, fitted style) → veste f, veston m; (padded or blouson style) → blouson m
a black leather jacket → un blouson de cuir noir
potatoes in their jackets (British) → des pommes fpl de terre en robe des champs
a black leather jacket → un blouson de cuir noir
potatoes in their jackets (British) → des pommes fpl de terre en robe des champs
[boiler] → enveloppe f
jacket
n
(esp US: for papers etc) → Umschlag m
jacket potatoes, potatoes (baked) in their jackets → (in der Schale) gebackene Kartoffeln pl
(Tech: of boiler etc) → Mantel m, → Ummantelung f
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n (garment) → giacca; (of book) → sopraccopertina; (of boiler) → incamiciatura; (of potato) → buccia
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n (garment) → giacca; (of book) → sopraccopertina; (of boiler) → incamiciatura; (of potato) → buccia
jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] n (garment) → giacca; (of book) → sopraccopertina; (of boiler) → incamiciatura; (of potato) → buccia
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 takki veston מִקטוֹרֶן जाकेट jakna zakó jaket jakki giacca, giacchetta 上衣 재킷 švarkas jaka; žakete jaket jasje jakke marynarka casaco vestă куртка sako jopič žaket jacka, kavaj, blazer เสื้อชั้นนอก ceket 短上衣，夾克外套短上衣，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 suojus jaquette עֲטִיפָה आवरण omot borító jaket buku (hlífðar)kápa copertina, sopraccoperta 本のカバー (책의) 덮개 aplankas (grāmatas) apvāks kulit buku omslag smussomslag obwoluta capa supracopertă суперобложка obal ovoj omotnica omslag กระดาษหุ้มหนังสือ kapı, kapak 書套護封，書籍的封面套紙 суперобкладинка کتاب کے اوپر حفاظتی خول bìa 护封，书籍的封面套纸
jacket → سُترة sako jakke Jacke σακάκι chaqueta takki veste jakna giacca ジャケット 재킷 jasje jakke marynarka blusão, jaqueta пиджак kavaj เสื้อแจ๊กเก็ต ceket áo khoác 夹克衫
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