dust jacket

noun

: a paper cover for a book

Examples of dust jacket in a Sentence

The dust jacket was torn.

Recent Examples on the Web

In today’s commercial age of plenty, the most important task of the dust jacket is to match a book to your mood, from the pastoral watercolor tones of the travel narrative or cosy domestic romance, to the dark hues of the murder mystery. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

McFadden said the Gorey book is in good condition despite a few flaws and still includes its dust jacket. — Daniella Segura, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Soft dust jackets and hardcover photo books are available in almost every colorway. — Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dust jacket

• straitjacket
• bracket
• packet
• racket
• racquet

Kids Definition

dust jacket

noun

: a removable usually decorative paper cover for a book