Jacket Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
nounA piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
Sentence Examples
The cold soon penetrated his quilted jacket.
I haven't put on the jacket yet.
She pinned the badge onto her jacket.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a warm ____ over her shirt because the wind was very cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He put on his warm ____ before going outside into the cold and windy winter afternoon air.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. And you know with my jacket I can't go back to jail."
— 1995 September 13, Richard Price, Spike Lee, 00:27:05 from the start, in Clockers, spoken by Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo), 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks; distributed by Universal Pictures:
"Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years."
— 1995 September 13, Richard Price, Spike Lee, 00:43:50 from the start, in Clockers, spoken by Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel), 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks; distributed by Universal Pictures:
"‘None of your gab, I tell you! If you speak another word, I'll have you jacketed[…]!’"
— 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, volume VII, Fragment:
"...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length."
— 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads:
"By jacketting the mercury tube determinations can be made at any temperature desired."
— 1918, Wilfred E[mil] Guttentag, “Examination and Testing”, in Petrol and Petroleum Spirits: A Description of Their Sources, Preparation, Examination and Uses, London: Edward Arnold, →OCLC, page 63:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a warm ____ over her shirt because the wind was very cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He put on his warm ____ before going outside into the cold and windy winter afternoon air.