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      jacket
      noun
      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.
      (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
      (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
      verb
      (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
      To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
      Roots
      jacquesjack- · French · generic name for a common man/peasant-et-et · French · diminutive
      Synonyms for jacket
      windbreakernparkanovercoatncoatnblazerngreatcoatnshirtnjerkinncapntopcoatn
      Words related to jacket
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      Where does jacket come from?

      The word jacket breaks down into 2 roots of French origin: jack, from French jacques (“generic name for a common man/peasant”); and -et, from French -et (“diminutive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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