JACKET


Meaning of JACKET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒækɪt ]

( jackets)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A jacket is a short coat with long sleeves.

...a black leather jacket.

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2.

Potatoes baked in their jackets are baked with their skin on.

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3.

The jacket of a book is the paper cover that protects the book. ( mainly AM )

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4.

A record jacket is the cover in which a record is kept. ( AM; in BRIT, use sleeve )

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5.

see also bomber jacket , dinner jacket , flak jacket , hacking jacket , life jacket , sports jacket , straitjacket

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