English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-jacket.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ækɪt|-ækɪt
Etymology
From MF. jaquet, diminutive of OF. jaque.
Noun
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en-noun
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- A piece of a man suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat italbrac|US
- A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
- A police record.
Synonyms
italbrac|piece of a men suit coat (US) <!--sense 1-->
italbrac|cover sleeve <!--sense 2-->
Derived terms
bedjacket
donkey jacket
dust jacket
flak jacket
jacket potato
leatherjacket
life jacket
Translations
trans-top|A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
French: t+|fr|veste|f
Greek: t|el|�ακάκι|n|sc=Grek (sakáki)
Kurdish: t+|ku|�اک��ت|sc=KUchar
Russian: к���ка (kúrtka) f, жаке� ('ét) m for women
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Slovene: jakna f, suknji� m
Spanish: chaqueta f ; italbrac|casual jacket chaqueta f, campera f italbrac|Argentina|Paraguay|Uruguay, casaca f italbrac|Chile|Peru, cazadora f italbrac|Spain, chamarra f italbrac|Bolivia|Mexico|Southern Spain, chompa f italbrac|Ecuador, chumpa f italbrac|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras, t-|es|jacket f italbrac|Costa Rica|pronounced 'yáquet', t-|es|jacket m italbrac|Cuba|Puerto Rico|pronounced 'yáquet'
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trans-top|A piece of a man suit
French: t+|fr|veste|f
Greek: t|el|�ακάκι|n|sc=Grek (sakáki)
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Slovene: suknji� m
Spanish: chaqueta f, saco m italbrac|Latin America, americana m italbrac|Spain, gabán m italbrac|Puerto Rico, paltó italbrac|Venezuela|colloquial
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trans-top|A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object
French: t+|fr|couverture|f, t-|fr|jaquette|f
Greek: t|el|κάλ�μμα|n|sc=Grek (kálimma)
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Russian: ��пе�обложка (sup'eroblóžka) f for a book, �е�ол (�e�ól) m, капо� (kapót) m, кож�� (kóžu�) m for a machine, ��ба�ка (rubáška) f for hot water tank
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ttbc|Chinese: 夾�, 夹�
ttbc|Dutch: jasje n
ttbc|French: veste f
ttbc|German: Jacke f (1)
ttbc|Italian: giacca f
ttbc|Japanese: �����
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ttbc|Kinyarwanda: ikote
ttbc|Korean: ��
ttbc|Portuguese: revestimento
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: seacaid f
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
#*1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads
#*:...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.
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