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- Jacket - n. - A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
- Jacket - n. - 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.
- Jacket - n. - In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- Jacket - n. - A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
- Jacket - v. t. - To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
- Jacket - v. t. - To thrash; to beat.
- Jacketed - a. - Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket.
- Jacketing - n. - The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.
- Grego - n. - A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant.
- Jump - n. - A kind of loose jacket for men.
- Jerkin - n. - A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
- Color - n. - A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey).
- Cleading - n. - A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine.
- Jersey - n. - A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).
- Garibaldi - n. - A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.
- Cardigan jacket - - A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.
- Basque - n. - A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
- Spencer - n. - A short jacket worn by men and by women.
- Jacket - v. t. - To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
- Camisole - n. - A short dressing jacket for women.
- Roundabout - n. - A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
- Sweater - n. - A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.
- Acton - n. - A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
- Truss - n. - A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
- Juppon - n. - A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
- Air jacket - - A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.