A jacket is a lightweight or cropped coat. Most jackets end at your waist or hips, while coats can be much longer. If you have outerwear made of denim or leather, feel free to call them jackets.
A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
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
(dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
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"
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.
Jacket
Jacket
A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
Usage Examples
It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.
I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man.
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Other Usage ExamplesGoing to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator - he'd have me put on a jacket to see a film.
I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.