jacket
♦ jack|et /dʒ'ækɪt/ (jackets)
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A jacket is a short coat with long sleeves.
...a black leather jacket.
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Potatoes baked in their jackets are baked with their skin on.
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The jacket of a book is the paper cover that protects the book. (mainly AM)
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A record jacket is the cover in which a record is kept. (AM; in BRIT, use sleeve)
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see also bomber jacket, dinner jacket, hacking jacket, hacking jacket, life jacket, sports jacket, straitjacketbomb|er jack|et (bomber jackets)
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A bomber jacket is a short jacket which is gathered into a band at the waist or hips.
...a black leather bomber jacket.din|ner jack|et (dinner jackets)
also dinner-jacket
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A dinner jacket is a jacket, usually black, worn by men for formal social events. (BRIT; in AM, use tuxedo)don|key jack|et (donkey jackets)
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A donkey jacket is a thick, warm jacket, usually dark blue with a strip across the shoulders at the back. (BRIT)dust jack|et (dust jackets)
also dust-jacket
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A dust jacket is a loose paper cover which is put on a book to protect it. It often contains information about the book and its author.flak jack|et (flak jackets)
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A flak jacket is a thick sleeveless jacket that soldiers and policemen sometimes wear to protect themselves against bullets.hack|ing jack|et (hacking jackets)
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A hacking jacket is a jacket made of a woollen cloth called tweed. Hacking jackets are often worn by people who go horse riding. (mainly BRIT)jack|et po|ta|to (jacket potatoes)
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A jacket potato is a large potato that has been baked with its skin on. (BRIT; in AM, use baked potato)
= baked potatolife jack|et (life jackets)
also lifejacket
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A life jacket is a sleeveless jacket which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water.sports jack|et (sports jackets)
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A sports jacket is a man's jacket, usually made of a woollen material called tweed. It is worn on informal occasions with trousers of a different material.
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A jacket is a short coat with long sleeves.
...a black leather jacket.
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Potatoes baked in their jackets are baked with their skin on.
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The jacket of a book is the paper cover that protects the book. (mainly AM)
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A record jacket is the cover in which a record is kept. (AM; in BRIT, use sleeve)
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see also bomber jacket, dinner jacket, hacking jacket, hacking jacket, life jacket, sports jacket, straitjacketbomb|er jack|et (bomber jackets)
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A bomber jacket is a short jacket which is gathered into a band at the waist or hips.
...a black leather bomber jacket.din|ner jack|et (dinner jackets)
also dinner-jacket
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A dinner jacket is a jacket, usually black, worn by men for formal social events. (BRIT; in AM, use tuxedo)don|key jack|et (donkey jackets)
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A donkey jacket is a thick, warm jacket, usually dark blue with a strip across the shoulders at the back. (BRIT)dust jack|et (dust jackets)
also dust-jacket
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A dust jacket is a loose paper cover which is put on a book to protect it. It often contains information about the book and its author.flak jack|et (flak jackets)
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A flak jacket is a thick sleeveless jacket that soldiers and policemen sometimes wear to protect themselves against bullets.hack|ing jack|et (hacking jackets)
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A hacking jacket is a jacket made of a woollen cloth called tweed. Hacking jackets are often worn by people who go horse riding. (mainly BRIT)jack|et po|ta|to (jacket potatoes)
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A jacket potato is a large potato that has been baked with its skin on. (BRIT; in AM, use baked potato)
= baked potatolife jack|et (life jackets)
also lifejacket
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A life jacket is a sleeveless jacket which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water.sports jack|et (sports jackets)
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A sports jacket is a man's jacket, usually made of a woollen material called tweed. It is worn on informal occasions with trousers of a different material.