jacket

/ˈdʒækɪt/
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Noun

jacketSingular
jacketsPlural
1

A short coat, typically extending to the hips or waist, worn as an outer garment

She wore a leather jacket over her dress.

2

An outer covering or casing, especially a protective or insulating layer

The hot water pipes are wrapped in insulating jackets.

3

The skin of a potato

Bake the potatoes in their jackets for about an hour.

4

A paper or cardboard cover for a book or record

The book's dust jacket was torn.

Verb

1

To put a jacket on someone or something; to cover with a jacket

She jacketed the child before going outside.