jacket
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (5)
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing“phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets”
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth“tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”Synonyms: crowncrownworkjacket crowncap
- the outer skin of a potato
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
Verb (2)
- provide with a thermally non-conducting cover“The tubing needs to be jacketed”
- put a jacket on“The men were jacketed”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket. [1913 Webster]
2.To thrash; to beat. [Low] [1913 Webster]
1.A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and re["e]nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired. [1913 Webster]
4.A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster]