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
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
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