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jacket

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/

The English word “jacket” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US).
  3. An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
  4. A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
  5. A letter jacket.
  6. A lifejacket.
  7. A file jacket.
  8. In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
  9. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
  10. A police record.
  11. A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.

verb

  1. To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
  2. To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

Etymology

From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.

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