JACKET

crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap

(noun) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; “tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”

jacket

(noun) a short coat

jacket

(noun) an outer wrapping or casing; “phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets”

jacket

(noun) the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

jacket

(noun) the outer skin of a potato

jacket

(verb) put a jacket on; “The men were jacketed”

jacket

(verb) provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; “The tubing needs to be jacketed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

jacket (plural jackets)

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)

A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)

(slang) A police record.

(military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

The tough outer skin of a baked potato.

Synonyms

• (piece of a person's suit): coat (US)

• (removable protective cover): sleeve

Verb

jacket (third-person singular simple present jackets, present participle jacketing, simple past and past participle jacketed)

(transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jack"et, n. Etym: [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack, n.]

1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.

2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reënforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket. Blue jacket. (Naut.) See under Blue.

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

– To dust one's jacket, to give one a beating. [Colloq.]

Jack"et, v. t.

1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.

2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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