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Jacket ˈdʒækɪt Wear Tie Baked Light Noun Bre

Word jacket
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈdʒækɪt / NAmE / ˈdʒækɪt /
Example
  • a denim/tweed jacket
  • i have to wear a jacket and tie to work.
  • potatoes baked in their jackets
  • a light cotton jacket was draped over her shoulders.
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jacket

(noun)BrE / ˈdʒækɪt / NAmE / ˈdʒækɪt /
  1. a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has sleeves and fastens down the front; a short, light coat
    • see also bomber jacket
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bomber-jacket
    • a denim/tweed jacket
    • I have to wear a jacket and tie to work.
  2. a loose paper cover for a book, usually with a design or picture on it
    • See related entries: Parts of a book
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/parts_of_a_book/jacket_1
  3. an outer cover around a hot water pipe, etc., for example to reduce loss of heat
  4. the skin of a baked potato
    • potatoes baked in their jackets
    • = sleeve (3)
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sleeve

    Extra Examples

    • A light cotton jacket was draped over her shoulders.
    • Gentlemen are requested to wear a jacket and tie for dinner.
    • He pulled his passport from his inside jacket pocket.
    • He wore a tweed sports jacket.
    • His jacket hung over the back of his chair.
    • She shrugged her shoulders into her jacket.
    • a linen/suede/tweed jacket
    • a padded sleeveless jacket
    • bomber jacket
    • dinner jacket
    • ski jacket

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque; origin uncertain, perhaps based on Arabic.
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