jacket : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an inflatable life jacket
  Mae West.
  

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Air" jack`et

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1. A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.

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• noun a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)
  

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• a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform.

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• noun a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
  

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• noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
  dust wrapper; dust cover; book jacket.
  

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• noun a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt
  

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Car"di*gan jack`et

Etymology

From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854-55.

Definitions

1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.

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• noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
  cork jacket; life vest.
  

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• noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
  cork jacket; life vest.
  

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• a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming.

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• noun semiformal evening dress for men
  tux; black tie; tuxedo.
  

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• noun a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders
  dolman.
  

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• noun a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
  

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• noun a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons
  

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• noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
  dust wrapper; dust cover; book jacket.
  

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• noun a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
  

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• noun a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
  

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• noun (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
  jacket; crownwork; crown; cap.
  
  • tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown

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• noun a baked potato served with the jacket on
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus). (b) A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).

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• noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
  cork jacket; life vest.
  

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• noun a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
  lounging jacket.
  

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• noun a short warm outer jacket
  lumberjack.
  

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• noun a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime
  

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• noun waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
  monkey jacket; mess jacket.
  

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• noun waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
  monkey jacket; mess jacket.
  

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• a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.

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• noun loose-fitting single-breasted jacket
  

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• noun a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket
  peacoat.
  

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Pea"-jack`et noun

Etymology

Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.

Definitions

1. A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather.

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• a pea jacket.

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• a kind of knit jacket worn by women.

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• noun the jacket for a phonograph record
  

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• noun waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
  monkey jacket; mess jacket.
  

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• an undress military jacket.

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• noun a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons
  

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• noun a parka to be worn while skiing
  ski parka.
  

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• noun a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
  lounging jacket.
  

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• noun lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
  sports coat; blazer; sport coat; sport jacket.
  

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• noun lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
  sports coat; blazer; sport coat; sport jacket.
  

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• a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle.

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Strait"-jack`et noun

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1. A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back.

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• to give one a beating. Colloq.

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• to give one a flogging. Slang.

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• noun a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine
  

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water jacket

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1. A chamber surrounding a vessel or tube in which water may be circulated, thereby regulating the temperature or supply of heat to the vessel. Used in laboratory and manufacturing equipment. water-jacketed. Having a water jacket; -- as, a water-jacketed condenser.

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• noun a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
  pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; Nembutal.
  
• noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
  yellow hornet; Vespula maculifrons.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the genus Vespa, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful stings.

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