monkey jacket

noun

a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.

Origin of monkey jacket

First recorded in 1820–30; so called from its resemblance to a jacket worn by an organ-grinder's monkey

Words nearby monkey jacket

monkey-faced owl, monkey flower, monkey flush, monkeygland sauce, monkey island, monkey jacket, monkey nut, monkey on one's back, monkey orchid, monkeypod, monkeypot

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Example sentences from the Web for monkey jacket

Pete was still in his stocking cap and Wellington boots, but he had a monkey-jacket over his blue guernsey.
The Manxman|Hall Caine
"I shall be quite willing, I am sure," said the man in the monkey-jacket with imperturbable effrontery.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
The fellow took a firm grip of my monkey-jacket, and I made for the door.
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 1 of 3|William Clark Russell
Soon a monkey-jacket mounted the side, and was beset by the captain and cabin people for news.
Redburn. His First Voyage|Herman Melville

Having laid himself on his bunk, Farnborough drew an envelope from the inside breast-coat pocket of his monkey-jacket.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for monkey jacket

monkey jacket

noun

a short close-fitting jacket, esp a waist-length jacket similar to a mess jacket

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单词	monkey jacket
释义	monkey jacket noun a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors. Origin of monkey jacket First recorded in 1820–30; so called from its resemblance to a jacket worn by an organ-grinder's monkey Words nearby monkey jacket monkey-faced owl, monkey flower, monkey flush, monkeygland sauce, monkey island, monkey jacket, monkey nut, monkey on one's back, monkey orchid, monkeypod, monkeypot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monkey jacket Pete was still in his stocking cap and Wellington boots, but he had a monkey-jacket over his blue guernsey. The Manxman\|Hall Caine "I shall be quite willing, I am sure," said the man in the monkey-jacket with imperturbable effrontery. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,\|George Alfred Townsend The fellow took a firm grip of my monkey-jacket, and I made for the door. The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 1 of 3\|William Clark Russell Soon a monkey-jacket mounted the side, and was beset by the captain and cabin people for news. Redburn. His First Voyage\|Herman Melville Having laid himself on his bunk, Farnborough drew an envelope from the inside breast-coat pocket of his monkey-jacket. The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge\|Percy F. Westerman British Dictionary definitions for monkey jacket monkey jacket noun a short close-fitting jacket, esp a waist-length jacket similar to a mess jacket Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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