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Meaning of 'jacket' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jacket [ n.]
- A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
- An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.
- In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
2 . Jacket [ v. t.]
- To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
- To thrash; to beat.

Meaning of 'jacket' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jacket [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an outer wrapping or casing
Example in sentence:
  • phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets
Meaning (2):
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Example in sentence:
  • tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
3 . jacket [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put a jacket on
Example in sentence:
  • The men were jacketed
Meaning (4):
- provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
Example in sentence:
  • The tubing needs to be jacketed

Nearby Words:

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