jacket
/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ noun A1- 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 letter jacket. · He's hoping to earn his jacket this year.
- A lifejacket.
- 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. · Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
Plural jackets
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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You must know I felt so interested in the splendid roan horse, with his elegant little rider, so tastefully dressed in a pink satin jacket and cap, that I could not help praying for their success with as much earnestness as though the half of my fortune were at stake; and when I saw them outstrip all the others, and come to the winning-post in such gallant style, I actually clapped my hands with joy.
Imagine my surprise, when, upon returning home, the first object I met on the staircase was the identical jockey in the pink jacket!
True, Anne could not help a little pang when she contrasted her plain black tam and shapeless, tight-sleeved, homemade gray-cloth coat with Diana’s jaunty fur cap and smart little jacket.
They did not see Matthew, who shrank bashfully back into the shadows beyond the woodbox with a boot in one hand and a bootjack in the other, and he watched them shyly for the aforesaid ten minutes as they put on caps and jackets and talked about the dialogue and the concert.
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