Jacket
['dʒækɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a short coat.
(noun.) an outer wrapping or casing; 'phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets'.
(noun.) the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition.
(noun.) the outer skin of a potato.
(verb.) put a jacket on; 'The men were jacketed'.
(verb.) provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; 'The tubing needs to be jacketed'.
Typed by Barnaby--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
(n.) An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.
(n.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
(n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
(v. t.) To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
(v. t.) To thrash; to beat.
Typed by Kate
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Jerkin, short coat.
Checker: Nona
Definition
n. a short coat.—adj. Jack′eted wearing a jacket.
Typed by Arlene
Examples
- Let me take thy jacket, Maria said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Standing in the mouth of the cave he took off his jacket and shook it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- A tall, stout official had come down the stone-flagged passage, in a peaked cap and frogged jacket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I should have thought you was a regular blue-jacket myself. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Look at his boots and yellow jacket--ain't he a rum one? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mrs. Walker went out and came back with a pajama jacket. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But I have a little more here, Karkov had grinned and showed the lapel of his jacket. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The different parts of these are called the tube, jacket, hoops, locking rings, trunnion rings, wire winding, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Having buttoned up the bank-note in his jacket pocket, and placed the books carefully under his arm, he made a respectful bow, and left the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I touch Miss Shepherd's glove, and feel a thrill go up the right arm of my jacket, and come out at my hair. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A flush stole over Miss Sutherland's face, and she picked nervously at the fringe of her jacket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well done, gentleman, interposed the poor Irish traveller, this bates the cork jacket anyhow in life! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He crammed what little food was left, into the breast of his gray jacket. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Cinnamon jacket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And then you won't know me, sir; and I shall not be your Jane Eyre any longer, but an ape in a harlequin's jacket--a jay in borrowed plumes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- These qualities render it peculiarly serviceable for the stopping of vessels of different kinds, for floats, buoys, swimming-belts or jackets, artificial limbs, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They had their canvas jackets on. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The cutting room is a light, airy room with a high ceiling, and everything in it seems a perfect example of cleanliness, and men all work with white aprons, jackets and caps. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Anselmo and Fernando were still shaking the snow from their jackets, beating their trousers and rapping their feet against the wall by the entrance. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The girls and men employed all wear clean white aprons, jackets and caps, and no effort is spared in keeping everything and everybody in the place in an ideal condition. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The postilions' favours draggled on their dripping jackets. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You shall fill one, and I the other; and when we've done with them, the pockets of our shooting-jackets will hold as much more. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The others wore windbreakers or leather jackets. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Vance