What does jacket mean?
Definitions for jacket
ˈdʒæk ɪtjack·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word jacket.
Princeton's WordNet
jacketnoun
a short coat
jacketnoun
an outer wrapping or casing
"phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, capnoun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
jacketnoun
the outer skin of a potato
jacketverb
the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
jacketverb
provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
"The tubing needs to be jacketed"
jacketverb
put a jacket on
"The men were jacketed"
Wiktionary
jacketnoun
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
jacketnoun
A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat
jacketnoun
A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
jacketnoun
A police record.
jacketverb
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
Etymology: From jacquet, diminutive of jaque.
Wikipedia
Jacket
A jacket is a garment for the upper body, usually extending below the hips. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear. Some jackets are fashionable, while others serve as protective clothing. Jackets without sleeves are vests.
ChatGPT
jacket
A jacket is a piece of clothing for the upper body, usually with sleeves and typically with a front opening, collar, lapels, pockets, and without a belt, often made of fabric but sometimes of leather, intended for wear outdoors often serving as protection against the weather. Jackets may be designed for a particular season or activity, such as a winter jacket or a sports jacket.
Webster Dictionary
Jacketnoun
a short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts
Jacketnoun
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
Jacketnoun
in ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired
Jacketnoun
a garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket
Jacketverb
to put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket
Jacketverb
to thrash; to beat
Etymology: [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack, n.]
Wikidata
Jacket
A jacket is a hip- or waist-length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear. Some jackets are fashionable, while others serve as protective clothing.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jacket
jak′et, n. a short coat.—adj. Jack′eted, wearing a jacket. [O. Fr. jaquette, a jacket, or sleeveless coat, a dim. of O. Fr. jaque, a coat of mail, prob. ultimately conn. with Jacques.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
jacket
A doublet; any kind of outer coat.--Cork jacket, is lined with cork in pieces, in order to give it buoyancy, and yet a degree of flexibility, that the activity of the wearer may not be impeded in swimming.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
jacket
A short, close garment, extending downward to the hips; a short military coat is so called. In the manufacture of ordnance a tube inclosing and reinforcing another tube is called a jacket.
Editors Contribution
jacket
An item of clothing.
Her jacket was beautiful and stylish.
Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020
Etymology and Origins
Jacket
Expressed originally the diminutive of the jacque--viz. a short or sleeveless coat of leather. See “Jack-boots.”
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'jacket' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3389
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'jacket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2615
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'jacket' in Nouns Frequency: #1224
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jacket in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jacket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of jacket in a Sentence
A young woman that was there with him, as she was bidding him farewell, slipped a few apple seeds from her dessert into his jacket pocket, and suggested that he plant those when he reached the Northwest.
If I went over my limit or I had other payments, I'll use another app and then I'll use another app and then it got to the point where I'm using, like, three apps when, United States know, in the beginning I just wanted to buy one jacket.
When Matt Damon see Harvey Weinstein and Al Franken taking a picture putting Harvey Weinstein and Al Franken hands on that woman’s flak jacket and mugging for the camera … that is just like a terrible joke, and it’s not funny. It’s wrong, and he should n’t have done that, but when you talk about Harvey Weinstein and what Harvey Weinstein’s accused of, there are no pictures of that. Harvey Weinstein knew Harvey Weinstein was up to no good. There’s no witnesses. There’s no pictures. There’s no braggadocio. That stuff happened secretly, because it was criminal and he knew it. So they don’t belong in the same category.
I was going to wear a tweed jacket and glasses and teach students.
It's a jacket, there was no hidden message. After today's important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn't going to choose to focus on Melania Trump wardrobe.
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- ጃኬትAmharic
- جاكيتArabic
- палто, сако, якеBulgarian
- jaquetaCatalan, Valencian
- bundaCzech
- siacedWelsh
- jakkeDanish
- Jacke, JackettGerman
- κάλυμμα, σακάκιGreek
- jako, ĵaketoEsperanto
- cazadora, jacket, gabán, casaca, chamarra, saco, chompa, chaqueta, chumpa, campera, paltó, americanaSpanish
- ژاکتPersian
- pusakka, takki, päällinen, pikkutakkiFinnish
- jakkiFaroese
- veste, couverture, jaquetteFrench
- seaicéad, cásáil, casógIrish
- seacaidScottish Gaelic
- chaquetaGalician
- जैकेटHindi
- dzsekiHungarian
- jaketIndonesian
- frakki, jakkiIcelandic
- giaccaItalian
- JacketHebrew
- ジャケットJapanese
- អាវធំខ្លីKhmer
- ಜಾಕೆಟ್Kannada
- 재킷Korean
- چاکهتKurdish
- iaccamLatin
- ເສື້ອໃຫຍ່Lao
- svārkiLatvian
- палто, обвивка, јакна, сако, part of suit, облогаMacedonian
- хүрэм, цамцMongolian
- ġaketta, ġlekkMaltese
- jas, vestDutch
- jakkeNorwegian
- kurtkaPolish
- paletó, jaquetaPortuguese
- sacouRomanian
- пиджак, чехол, куртка, капот, жакет, кожух, суперобложка, рубашкаRussian
- jaknaSerbo-Croatian
- bundaSlovak
- suknjič, jaknaSlovene
- jacka, kavajSwedish
- kabuti, jaketiSwahili
- ஜாக்கெட்Tamil
- జాకెట్Telugu
- ผ้าห่มThai
- ceketTurkish
- курткаUkrainian
- جیکٹUrdu
- áo vét tôngVietnamese
- jacketYiddish
- 夾克Chinese
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