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jacket en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ət/ weak vowel merger
  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.

Meanings

  1. Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US).
  3. Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
  4. (Appalachia, UK) Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
  5. (US) Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ A letter jacket.
    • He's hoping to earn his jacket this year.
  6. Any of certain types of outerwear. ▸ A lifejacket.
  7. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record). ▸ A file jacket.
  8. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record). ▸ In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
  9. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record). ▸ The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
    • Breakfast was composed of a meal which reminded me of a linseed poultice; for dinner there were potatoes boiled in their jackets with beef saltier than the ocean itself. 1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 38:
    • Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
  10. (slang) A police record.
    • "I need to look up somebody's jacket." 2014, Inherent Vice, 01:54:00
    • We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. And you know with my jacket I can't go back to jail. 1995 September 13, Richard Price, Spike Lee, 00:27:05 from the start, in Clockers, spoken by Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo), 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks; distributed by Universal Pictures:
    • Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years. 1995 September 13, Richard Price, Spike Lee, 00:43:50 from the start, in Clockers, spoken by Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel), 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks; distributed by Universal Pictures:
  11. (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jackets Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

dinner jacket · body jacket · pilot jacket · flight jacket · Ike jacket · ear jacket · jacketwise · potato in its jacket · yellow jacket · leathery jacket · jacket potato · warm-up jacket · field jacket · biking jacket · life jacket · bed-jacket · kangaroo jacket · flak jacket · jacketless · water jacket · chore jacket · straight jacket · Eisenhower jacket · hunting jacket · shacket · jeans jacket · full metal jacket · half-jacket · polka jacket · Nehru jacket · bluejacket · teddy bear jacket · down jacket · biker jacket · bookjacket · between-seasons jacket · shell jacket · Eton jacket · cork jacket · jackety · bomber jacket · reefer jacket · safari jacket · jean jacket · bumfreezer jacket · donkey jacket · steam jacket · leatherjacket · bush jacket · transitional jacket · matinée jacket · letterman jacket · lumber jacket · Norfolk jacket · varsity jacket · Prince Charlie jacket · pea jacket · monkey jacket · dust jacket · warmup jacket · hose jacket · letter jacket · shooting-jacket · Mao jacket · dressing jacket · jacket plum · bad-jacket · air jacket · lumberjacket · rejacket · kilt jacket · matinee jacket · smoking jacket · lagging jacket · battle jacket · teddy jacket · zouave jacket · Baja jacket · metal jacket · rainjacket · sports jacket · puffer jacket · bedjacket · dust someone's jacket · sport jacket · mess jacket · suit jacket

Descendants

재킷 · ceket · seaicéad · chèkët · seacaid · ジャケット · siaced

Synonyms

sleeve · sleeve · sleeve

Translations (235)

ga casóg (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ur جَیکِٹ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · it giacchetta (piece of a person's suit) · mn пиджак (piece of a person's suit) · hsb jaka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · vi áo tây (piece of a person's suit) · az jaket (piece of a person's suit) · et jakk (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · kum жакет (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · kmr çakêt (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sl jakna (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · dsb kemzol (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sco jaicket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · is jakki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mk обвивка (protective or insulating cover) · la amiculum (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sv jacka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg кожу́х (protective or insulating cover) · mk палто (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nl jas (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fi rikosrekisteri (slang: police record) · alt жакет (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · tg пиҷак (piece of a person's suit) · el σακάκι (piece of a person's suit) · fa-ira کاپْشِن (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eo (senceremonia) jako (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ko 재킷 (piece of a person's suit) · ast xaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es chumpa (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es paltó (piece of a person's suit) · fi takki (piece of a person's suit) · ar جَاكِيت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fi vaippa (protective or insulating cover) · es chaqueta (piece of a person's suit) · cim rokh (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es americana (piece of a person's suit) · es saco (piece of a person's suit) · de Sakko (piece of a person's suit) · uk ку́ртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eu txamarra (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · el κάλυμμα (protective or insulating cover) · fi takki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ny batchi (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ga seaicéad (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ny jekete (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · el σακάκι (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg сако́ (piece of a person's suit) · lt švarkas (piece of a person's suit) · pl marynarka (piece of a person's suit) · tk penjek (piece of a person's suit) · fa-ira ژاکَت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es chompa (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es cháket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · pl kurtka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · cy siaced (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg я́ке (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · chr ᎦᏌᎴᎾ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg палто́ (piece of a person's suit) · mk облога (protective or insulating cover) · hy պիջակ (piece of a person's suit) · vi áo vét tông (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · lt striukė (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · vi áo khoác (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · lv svārki (piece of a person's suit) · ms jaket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru пиджа́к (piece of a person's suit) · nb jakke (piece of a person's suit) · hi जैकेट (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · arz جاكت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru ко́жух m for a machine (protective or insulating cover) · cs bunda (piece of a person's suit) · fr veste (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nn jakke (piece of a person's suit) · fi päällinen (protective or insulating cover) · et pintsak (piece of a person's suit) · de Jacke (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nb jakke (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · pdt Waums (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sk žaket (piece of a person's suit) · ro sacou (piece of a person's suit) · ary جاكيطة (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mi tiakete (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fr blouson (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nl jas (piece of a person's suit) · is jakki (piece of a person's suit) · bn জ্যাকেট (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · vec xaca (piece of a person's suit) · hrx Schakett (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · my အပေါ်အင်္ကျီ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · gl chaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mn ᠫᠢᠳ᠋ᠵᠠᠻ (piece of a person's suit) · hu zakó (piece of a person's suit) · cmn 夾克 /夹克 (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · acw جكِيت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · hu dzseki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru оболо́чка (protective or insulating cover) · mn цамц (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mn хүрэм (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mk сако́ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sw jaketi (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · toi cibaki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sh sàkō (piece of a person's suit) · ast chaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mk палто (piece of a person's suit) · sk sako (piece of a person's suit) · sh ја̀кна (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es chamarra (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · unm chèkët (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · gd seacaid (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sk bunda (piece of a person's suit) · cy siacedi (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · uk дже́кет (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nn jakke (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sk bunda (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru суперобло́жка f for a book (protective or insulating cover) · luy kumuchosi (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · cmn 護封 /护封 (protective or insulating cover) · bg обе́лка (tough outer skin of a baked potato) · es jaqueta (disused) (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · be ку́ртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ky куртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · cs sako (piece of a person's suit) · eo ĵaketo (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mic 'Mtokwon (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · az pencək (piece of a person's suit) · cs bunda (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · lv jaka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru чехо́л (protective or insulating cover) · hy բաճկոն (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es jacket (yáket) (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · tr ceket (piece of a person's suit) · ru жаке́т (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ka ქურთუკი (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · id jaket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · tk kurtka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg ку́ртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fa-ira ژاکَت (piece of a person's suit) · ga cásáil (protective or insulating cover) · es casaca (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · prs جَاکَت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · uz kamzul (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · pt jaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es paltó (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · tl pabalat (protective or insulating cover) · ja ジャケット (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg обши́вка (protective or insulating cover) · pdt Jak (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · kk күртке (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · dsb jaka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nl jas (protective or insulating cover) · fr couverture (protective or insulating cover) · pt paletó (piece of a person's suit) · ro geacă (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mt ġlekk (piece of a person's suit) · uz pidjak (piece of a person's suit) · sh са̀ко̄ (piece of a person's suit) · th เสื้อแจ็กเก็ต (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mk сако́ (piece of a person's suit) · es gabán (piece of a person's suit) · ka პიჯაკი (piece of a person's suit) · el ζακέτα (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ky пиджак (piece of a person's suit) · tg камзӯл (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · yi רעקל (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru капо́т (protective or insulating cover) · az gödəkcə (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ca jaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fi pikkutakki (piece of a person's suit) · sl suknjič (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sq gunë (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg жаке́т (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ja ジャケット (piece of a person's suit) · cmn 上衣 (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ar سُتْرَة (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · az kurtka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fo jakki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · nl vest (protective or insulating cover) · fi kuori (tough outer skin of a baked potato) · hi आवरण (protective or insulating cover) · sv kavaj (piece of a person's suit) · es sobretodo (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · am ጃኬት (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mi tiakete (piece of a person's suit) · ar جَاكِت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ja ジャケット (protective or insulating cover) · sq xhaketë (piece of a person's suit) · th เสื้อนอก (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fr jaquette (protective or insulating cover) · arz جاكتّة (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru ку́ртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bg сако́ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · kk бешпет (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mn куртка (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · es cazadora (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · lo ເສື້ອໃຫຍ່ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sq xhaketë (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eo jaketo (piece of a person's suit) · uk піджа́к (piece of a person's suit) · vi áo vét (piece of a person's suit) · da jakke (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · it giacca (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · mk јакна (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ota ژاكت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eo (mallonga) jaketo (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · lv žakete (piece of a person's suit) · uz kurtka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · id jas (piece of a person's suit) · tr ceket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ckb چاکەت (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · bo རྗ་ཀེ་ཊེ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · tg нимтана (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · be пінжа́к (piece of a person's suit) · oc jaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eu jaka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru руба́шка f for hot water tank (protective or insulating cover) · mnb dhasi (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · eo jaketo (protective or insulating cover) · hy կուրտկա (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · kk пенжек (piece of a person's suit) · ps جاکټ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · is frakki (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · he זָ׳קֵט (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · ru обши́вка (protective or insulating cover) · cmn 夾克 /夹克 (piece of a person's suit) · pt revestimento (protective or insulating cover) · es chaqueta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · sl suknjič (piece of a person's suit) · es campera (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · de Jackett (piece of a person's suit) · mt ġaketta (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fr veste (piece of a person's suit) · sh jàkna (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · fi pusakka (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) · pl żakiet (piece of a person's suit) · ko 재킷 (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse)

jacket en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ət/ weak vowel merger
  • /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.

Meanings

  1. To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
    • ‘None of your gab, I tell you! If you speak another word, I'll have you jacketed[…]!’ 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, volume VII, Fragment:
  2. (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
    • ...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length. 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads:
    • By jacketting the mercury tube determinations can be made at any temperature desired. 1918, Wilfred E[mil] Guttentag, “Examination and Testing”, in Petrol and Petroleum Spirits: A Description of Their Sources, Preparation, Examination and Uses, London: Edward Arnold, →OCLC, page 63:
    • Jaw has been exposed for preserving and jacketting. Note other bone fragments near jaw. 1999, Maxine R. Kleindienst, Charles S. Churcher, Mary M.A. McDonald, Henry P. Schwarcz, “Geography, Geology, Geochronology and Geoarchaeology of the Dakhleh Oasis Region: […]”, in Charles S. Churcher, Anthony J. Mills, editors, Reports from the Survey of the Dakhleh Oasis, […] (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 2; Oxbow Monograph 99), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 7, column 2:
    • By jacketting the rod and putting the whole resonant-bar device in a pressure vessel, the intrinsic attenuation can be measured under helium confining pressure. 1989, Bernard Zinszner, “Is acoustic wave attenuation a useful parameter for well logging reservoir analysis?—Learning from laboratory experiment”, in G. Imarisio, M. Frias, J.M. Bemtgen, editors, Hydrocarbons: Source of Energy […], London; Norwell, Mass.: Graham & Trotman for the Commission of the European Communities, →ISBN, session I […], page 87:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jacketing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jacketed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jacketed Tense=Past lexicographic
jackets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
jacketted Tense=Past rare lexicographic
jacketted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part rare lexicographic
jacketting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part rare lexicographic

Deriveds

snitch-jacket · jacket up · pedojacket

Synonyms

straitjacket

Translations (3)

bg обшивам (enclose or encase in a jacket) · bg обшия (enclose or encase in a jacket) · ga cumhdaigh (enclose or encase in a jacket)