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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jacket \Jack"et\, v. t.
     1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a
        jacket.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack,
     n.]
     [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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jacket \Jack"et\, v. t.
     1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a
        jacket.
  
     2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack,
     n.]
     1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a
        short coat without skirts.
  
     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.
  
     3. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
        re["e]nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
  
     4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve
        as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
  
     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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  jacket
       n 1: a short coat
       2: an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold
          in cardboard jackets"
       3: (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or
          decayed tooth [syn: jacket crown]
       4: the outer skin of a potato
       5: the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
       v 1: provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing
            needs to be jacketed"
       2: put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     1 A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or
  blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
     2 A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes,
  waistcoat; coat (qualifier: US)
     3 A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot
  water tank, bullet.)
     4 (lb en slang) A police record.
     5 (lb en military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
  reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
     6 The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
     7 (lb en Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is
  unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
     8 (lb en Appalachian) A vest(q: US); a waistcoat (q: UK)
     vb.
     To confine (someone) to a straitjacket. (from 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     1 A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or
  blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
     2 A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes,
  waistcoat; coat (qualifier: US)
     3 A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot
  water tank, bullet.)
     4 (lb en slang) A police record.
     5 (lb en military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
  reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
     6 The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
     7 (lb en Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is
  unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
     8 (lb en Appalachian) A vest(q: US); a waistcoat (q: UK)
     vb.
     To confine (someone) to a straitjacket. (from 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     1 A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or
  blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
     2 A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes,
  waistcoat; coat (qualifier: US)
     3 A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot
  water tank, bullet.)
     4 (lb en slang) A police record.
     5 (lb en military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
  reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
     6 The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
     7 (lb en Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is
  unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
     8 (lb en Appalachian) A vest(q: US); a waistcoat (q: UK)
     vb.
     To confine (someone) to a straitjacket. (from 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     1 A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or
  blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
     2 A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes,
  waistcoat; coat (qualifier: US)
     3 A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot
  water tank, bullet.)
     4 (lb en slang) A police record.
     5 (lb en military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
  reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
     6 The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
     7 (lb en Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is
  unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
     8 (lb en Appalachian) A vest(q: US); a waistcoat (q: UK)
     vb.
     To confine (someone) to a straitjacket. (from 18th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     Englanti n.
     pikkutakki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     (böjning sv subst jack)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  jacket
     n.
     (böjning sv subst jack)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  jacket /dʒˈakɪt/
  baadjie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Jacket /dʒˈakɪt/
  السترة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  jacket //ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt// //ˈd͡ʒækət// //ˈd͡ʒækɪt// 
  1. палто́, сако́
  piece of a person's suit
  2. жаке́т, сако́, я́ке
  piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse