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noun
1.
a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
2.
something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as clothing: a life jacket.
3.
a protective outer covering.
4.
EXPANDthe skin of a potato, especially when it has been cooked.
6.
the cover of a paperbound book, usually bearing an illustration.
7.
a paper or cardboard envelope for protecting a phonograph record.
8.
a metal casing, as the steel covering of a cannon, the steel cover around the core of a bullet, or the water jacket on certain types of machine guns.
9.
COLLAPSEa folded paper or open envelope containing an official document.
verb (used with object)
10.
to put a jacket on (someone or something).
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Jacketed
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| jacket (ˈdʒækɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves |
| 2. | something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body: a life jacket |
| 3. | any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler |
| 4. | the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant |
| 5. | See dust jacket |
| 6. | a. the skin of a baked potato |
| b. (as modifier): jacket potatoes | |
| 7. | a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition |
| 8. | (US) Brit name: sleeve a cover to protect a gramophone record |
| 9. | chiefly (US) a folder or envelope to hold documents |
| —vb | |
| 10. | (tr) to put a jacket on (someone or something) |
| [C15: from Old French jaquet short jacket, from jacque peasant, from proper name Jacques James] | |
| 'jacketed | |
| —adj | |
| 'jacket-like | |
| —adj | |
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