Definitions for jacketˈdʒæk ɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jack•etˈdʒæk ɪt(n.)
a short coat, in any of various forms, usu. opening down the front.
Category: Clothing
a garmentlike article designed to be placed around the body for some use other than as clothing.
Ref: Compare life jacket, straitjacket.
a protective outer covering.
the skin of a potato, esp. when it has been cooked.
a removable paper cover for protecting the binding of a book, usu. bearing the title and author's name.
an envelope, holder, or cover of cardboard or paper, as for a phonograph record or a document.
a metal casing, as the steel covering around the barrel of a gun or the core of a bullet.
Category: Machinery
(v.t.)to put a jacket on.
Origin of jacket:
1425–75; jaket < MF ja(c)quet=jaque(s) jacket, short, plain upper garment, prob. after jacques peasant (see Jacquerie ) +-et -et
jack′et•less(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
jacket(noun)
a short coat
jacket(noun)
an outer wrapping or casing
"phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap(noun)
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
jacket(noun)
the outer skin of a potato
jacket(verb)
the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
jacket(verb)
provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
"The tubing needs to be jacketed"
jacket(verb)
put a jacket on
"The men were jacketed"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
jacket(noun)ʤˈækət
a piece of clothing for the upper body, worn for protection from weather
a winter jacket
jacketʤˈækət
a cover on a book
He removed the jacket from the book.
Wiktionary
jacket(Noun)
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
jacket(Noun)
A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat
jacket(Noun)
A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
jacket(Noun)
A police record.
jacket(Verb)
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
Origin: From jacquet, diminutive of jaque.
Webster Dictionary
Jacket(noun)
a short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts
Jacket(noun)
an outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc
Jacket(noun)
in ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired
Jacket(noun)
a garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket
Jacket(verb)
to put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket
Jacket(verb)
to thrash; to beat
Translations for jacket
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- baadjie, py, jakkie, jekker(t), mantelAfrikaans
- سُتْرَهArabic
- жакетBulgarian
- casacoPortuguese (BR)
- sakoCzech
- die JackeGerman
- jakkeDanish
- σακάκιGreek
- chaquetaSpanish
- jakkEstonian
- کت؛ نیم تنهFarsi
- takkiFinnish
- vestonFrench
- מִקטוֹרֶןHebrew
- जाकेटHindi
- jaknaCroatian
- zakóHungarian
- jaketIndonesian
- jakkiIcelandic
- giacca, giacchettaItalian
- 上衣Japanese
- 재킷Korean
- švarkasLithuanian
- jaka;žaketeLatvian
- jaketMalay
- jasjeDutch
- jakkeNorwegian
- marynarkaPolish
- کت؛ نیم تنهPersian
- كرتۍ، جاكټ، دژووپوست، دپټاټوپوستكى: دكتاب پوښPashto
- casacoPortuguese
- vestăRomanian
- курткаRussian
- sakoSlovak
- jopičSlovenian
- žaketSerbian
- jacka, kavaj, blazerSwedish
- เสื้อชั้นนอกThai
- ceketTurkish
- 短外套Chinese (Trad.)
- жакет; курткаUkrainian
- ایک چھوٹا آستینوں والا کوٹUrdu
- áo vétVietnamese
- 短上衣，夹克Chinese (Simp.)
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