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Meaning of jacket in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒækət/
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Verb
jacket
Definitions
1.
provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
Examples
« The tubing needs to be jacketed »
2.
put a jacket on
Examples
« The men were jacketed »
Noun
jacket
Etymology
late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack)
Definitions
1.
a short coat
2.
an outer wrapping or casing
Examples
« phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets »
3.
(dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
4.
the outer skin of a potato
5.
the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition