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Meaning of 'jacket'
Meaning of 'jacket' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Jacket 
[ n.]
- A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a
short coat without skirts. [ n.]- 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. [ v. t.]- To thrash; to beat.
Meaning of 'jacket' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. jacket [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an outer wrapping or casing
- 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
- (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
2. jacket [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- put a jacket on
- put a jacket on
Example in sentence:
- The men were jacketed
Meaning (4):
- provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
- provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
Example in sentence:
- The tubing needs to be jacketed
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