jacket

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. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
4. (slang) A police record.
5. In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
6. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
7. (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
8. (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/

Etymology

From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.

Synonyms

coat

🧥

shirt

👕

cover

tunic

wrapper

casing

overcoat

blouse

housing

sweater

cap

sleeve

vest

bodice

jacket crown

jumper

crown

👑

outer garment

crownwork

gown

cloak

sheath

lid

blanket

mantle

dust cover

jerkin

testa

windbreaker

blazer

integument

hood

undershirt

rind

shell

🐚

short coat

envelope

✉️

pea-jacket

pullover

skirt

front cover

dress

👗

diaper

deck

casting pit

cuirass

crust

case

krona

cardigan

Translations

Jacke

chaqueta

veste

giacca

blouson

jaqueta

veston

σακάκι

jaqueta

saco

jas

🧥

kurtka

jasje

couverture

colbert

Sentences

Taking the jacket out , he began to clean the glasses .

A young girl in a blue and green jacket is sledding .