- a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has arms and fastens down the front; a short, light coat
- a leather/denim/tweed jacket
- I have to wear a jacket and tie to work.
- in a jacket a man in a black jacket and grey trousers
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1- A light cotton jacket was draped over her shoulders.
- He pulled his passport from his inside jacket pocket.
- She felt cold, so she put on her jacket.
- a padded sleeveless jacket
- a ski jacket
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fitted
- tailored
- baggy
- …
- get
- grab
- pull on
- …
- hang
- sleeve
- a jacket and tie
- (also dust jacket)a loose paper cover for a book, usually with a design or picture on itTopics Literature and writingc1
- an outer cover around a hot water pipe, etc., for example to reduce loss of heat
- (British English) the skin of a baked potato
- potatoes baked in their jackets
- (especially North American English) (also sleeve British and North American English)a stiff paper or thick card cover for a record
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque; origin uncertain, perhaps based on Arabic.
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