jackets
plural of jacket
jackets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jacket
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
