jaquette — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jacket noun A garment for the upper body, worn over a shirt, usually reaching the waist or thigh.
Senses
jaquette is used for these senses in English:
- dust jacket (printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.
- jacket A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- jacket A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- morning dress (now, historical) A woman's dress designed for informal day wear.
jacket — full definition
- noun A garment for the upper body, worn over a shirt, usually reaching the waist or thigh.
- noun A protective outer covering or casing wrapped around something, such as a hot water tank or the skin of a baked potato.
- verb To enclose or wrap something in a protective covering.