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Jacket

noun

A short coat.

An outer wrapping or casing.

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth. Synonyms: cap, crown, crownwork, jacket crown.

The outer skin of a potato.

The tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition.

verb

Provide with a thermally non-conducting cover.

Put a jacket on.

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"Jacket" Quotes from Famous Books

... in utter amazement looked at the paper. Some one interrupted them. Buck turned away, and Nora shoved the powder down deep into her jacket pocket, feeling vaguely guilty. ...

— The Last Spike - And Other Railroad Stories • Cy Warman

... feeling when he had a job to do! With watchful eyes for passers-by, he slipped through an opening in the fence, and entered the switch-yard. When he emerged he staggered under the weight of a crowbar which he vainly tried to hide under his ragged jacket. ...

— A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill • Alice Hegan Rice

... the old man, panting from his exertions. "And thou art Miguel. So thou wouldst murder a man for a few pesos!" he said, pointing to the knife which the desperado had hurriedly hid in his jacket, "and ...

— Maruja • Bret Harte

... which, both in theory and practice, equaled that of the most accomplished adepts of Newmarket. In all his principal matches he rode himself, and in that branch of equitation rivaled the most professional jockeys. Properly accoutered in his velvet cap, red silken jacket, buckskin breeches, and long spurs, his Lordship bore away the prize on many a well-contested field. His famous match with the Duke of Hamilton was long remembered in sporting annals. Both noblemen rode their own horses, and each was supported ...

— The International Weekly Miscellany, Volume I. No. 9. - Of Literature, Art, and Science, August 26, 1850 • Various

... dashed. On returning home from Mrs. John's lunch he had changed his suit for another one almost equally smart, but of Angora and therefore more comfortable. He liked to change. He had taken the letter out of a side-pocket of the jacket and put it with his watch, money, and other kit on the table while he changed, and he had placed everything back into the proper pockets, everything except the letter. Carelessness! A moment of negligence had brought about ...

— The Roll-Call • Arnold Bennett

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