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jacket
noun
countable
B1
UK /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ US /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
Any of certain types of outerwear.
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US).
An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
Appalachia, UK
A letter jacket.
US
A lifejacket.
A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record).
A file jacket.
In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
A police record.
slang
A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
Jamaica
Forms
plural
jackets
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The cold soon penetrated his quilted jacket.
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I haven't put on the jacket yet.
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To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
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