Jacket

Meaning

Noun

●

In Clothing:

on the

outside a

, often

●

In Clothing:

of a person's

, beside

and, sometimes,

;

(US)

●

for an

(e.g. a

, bullet.)

●

police

record.

●

In Military & Clothing:

, a

and

the

in which the

is fired.

●

The

of a

potato.

●

In Jamaican English:

one whose

that they are not the

child

’s

biological

father

●

In Appalachian English & Clothing:

A vest(US); a

waistcoat

(UK)

Verb

●

In Clothing:

confine

(someone) to a straitjacket.

●

enclose

encase

in a

jacket

or other covering.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

jacket

English

jacquet

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

Sourced from

Etym

Rhymes

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Jacket

Meaning

Noun

Verb

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