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Meaning of jacket in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒækət/

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  1. Verb

    jacket

    Definitions

    1. provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

    Examples

    • « The tubing needs to be jacketed »
  2. 2. put a jacket on

    Examples

    • « The men were jacketed »
  3. Noun

    jacket

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack)

    Definitions

    1. a short coat
  4. 2. an outer wrapping or casing

    Examples

    • « phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets »
  5. 3. (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
  6. 4. the outer skin of a potato
  7. 5. the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

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