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jacket

Definition

  • noun: a piece of clothing that is worn on your upper body over another piece of clothing (such as a shirt)
  • noun: a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
  • verb: to put a jacket on
  • synonyms: thrash, beat, coat

Examples

  • a suit with a double-breasted 'jacket'

  • The 'dust jacket' was torn.

  • a warm 'jacket'

Movie quotes

  • (..) Because... Because surely that young girl must have screamed. - Did you want... - No, no, thanks. I'm fine. But if you could just think back. I mean, she was wearing a blue jacket, yellow corduroys. Similar clothes to these. - This blue jacket here? - The darker blue jacket. (..)
    2009 The Lovely Bones