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DEFINITIONS OF: jacket

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n a short coat

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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
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
sack, sacque
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
cagoule
lightweight parka; waterproof
ski jacket, ski parka
a parka to be worn while skiing
Type of:
coat
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

n an outer wrapping or casing

“phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets”
Types:
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
Type of:
wrap, wrapper, wrapping
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

n the outer skin of a potato

Type of:
peel, skin
the rind of a fruit or vegetable

n the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

Type of:
case, casing, shell
the housing or outer covering of something

n (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

Synonyms:
cap, crown, crownwork, jacket crown
Type of:
dental appliance
a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth

v put a jacket on

“The men were jacketed”
Type of:
apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
provide with clothes or put clothes on

v provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

“The tubing needs to be jacketed”
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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