The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trigger \Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
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(Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Trigger fish (Zo["o]l.), a large plectognath fish ( Balistes Carolinensis or Balistes capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot.
Wikipedia
A leather jacket is a jacket-length coat that is usually worn on top of other apparel or item of clothing, and made from the tanned hide of various animals. The leather material is typically dyed black, or various shades of brown, but a wide range of colors is possible. Leather jackets can be designed for many purposes, and specific styles have been associated with subcultures such as greasers, motorcyclists, military aviators, police, and music subcultures ( punks, goths, metalheads, rivetheads), who have worn the garment for protective or fashionable reasons, and occasionally to create a potentially intimidating appearance.
Most modern leather jackets are produced in Pakistan, India, Canada, Mexico and the United States, using hides left over from the meat industry. Fabrics simulating leather such as polyurethane or PVC are used as alternatives to authentic animal hide leather depending on the needs of the wearer such as those pursuing vegan lifestyles or for economic reasons as synthetic fibers tend to be less costly than authentic leather.
A leather jacket is a coat.
Leather Jacket may also refer to:
- Leather Jackets (album), by Elton John
- Leather Jackets (film), by Lee Drysdale
- Bauhinia syringifolia alias Barklya syringifolia, a tree
Usage examples of "leather jacket".
This drug addict who had exchanged a soccer jersey for a leather jacket, who preferred cigarettes to ice cream cones.
As the escalator carried us all upward, she unbuttoned his leather jacket, then his shirt, and fondled his bare, eighteen-year-old skin.
The woman, also like Ruth, wore a short, mannish leather jacket, but in dark brown and with a silk paisley scarf.
Then he struggled into the patched canvas-and-leather jacket Nail had made for him.