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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jack•et /ˈdʒækɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
- an article like a piece of clothing, designed to be placed around the body, but used for some purpose other than as clothing. Compare life jacket,straitjacket.
- a protective outer covering, as the plastic around a wire, a casing for a bullet, or a wrapper for a book.
- the skin of a potato, esp. when it has been cooked.
jack•et•ed, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jack•et ( jak′it),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
- something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as clothing:a life jacket.
- a protective outer covering.
- the skin of a potato, esp. when it has been cooked.
- See book jacket.
- the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration.
- Sound Reproductiona paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record.
- a metal casing, as the steel covering of a cannon, the steel cover around the core of a bullet, or the water jacket on certain types of machine guns.
- a folded paper or open envelope containing an official document.
v.t. - to put a jacket on (someone or something).
- Middle French ja(c)quet, equivalent. to jaque jack3 + -et -et
- late Middle English jaket 1425–75
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