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Dinner or strait
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jacket
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "short garment for men," from Middle French jaquet "short coat with sleeves," diminutive of Old French jaque , a kind of tunic, probably from Jacque , the male proper name, also the generic name of a French peasant (see jacquerie ), but possibly ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a short coat an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth [syn: jacket crown ] the outer skin of a potato the tough metal shell casing for certain ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A jacket is a mid-stomach–length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves , and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat , which is outerwear . Some jackets ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baked/jacket potato (= cooked in its skin ) ▪ We cooked baked potatoes in the embers of the fire. a cotton shirt/dress/jacket etc ▪ Egyptian cotton sheets are very expensive here. a jacket/trouser/shirt etc pocket ...
Usage examples of jacket.
While the acousticians usually came to work in jackets and ties, the atmosphere on the computer side was decidedly more relaxed.
Jack hauled himself to his feet, yanked on his jacket, and for the second time that day left without telling Addle where he was going, or why.
He strapped on his Smith and Wesson, shrugged into his jacket and put the aerosol can in one pocket and the hooded torch in the other.
I found myself inside her royal suite with the doors closing behind me and two amahs coming at me to take off my jacket and pulling me gently towards the private steam room.
He rid her of her suit jacket and skirt, then bent and tongued the nipples and areolas left bare by the cutouts of her bra.
Shelly, aseptic in white jacket and white shirt and white trousers, waved back and drove on into the stadium.
A moment later Babbie was on his knee, hiding her emotion in the front of his jacket, and he was trying his best to soothe her with characteristic Winslow nonsense.
He handed the bauble to Taran, who carefully tucked it into his jacket.
He was about to return the bauble to his jacket, but stopped short and stared at his hand.
He pulls the legal envelope from his jacket pocket and leaves it on the bar before him, stares at it-and clutches, again, the beeper on his belt.
Just as the beeper vibrates again for the second installment, but Nathan, not bothering, rebuttons his jacket.
Lee looked up and saw a strong middle-aged man in a black leather jacket, a beeper and a Buck knife and a cell on his belt line, with a younger white dude, also in a leather, had a cocky walk, coming toward him.
Today, wearing jeans, a red plaid flannel shirt, and a denim jacket, Bender was no more formally dressed than yesterday.
SAS combat teams always wear the best waterproof boots money can buy, and they carry in their bergans light thermal weatherproof sleeping bags, plus a quilted combat jacket in case the weather turns especially bad.
A long sarong in a dark, conservative print, a high-necked shirt and long-sleeved jacket against what a Betan would doubtless interpret as the station chill, and fine leather sandals completed an expensive-looking ensemble in the Betan style.