1
a
: a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
b
: something worn or fastened around the body but not for use as clothing
2
a(1)
: the natural covering of an animal
(2)
: the fur or wool of a mammal
b
: the skin of a potato
3
: an outer covering or casing: such as
a(1)
: a thermally nonconducting cover
(2)
: a covering that encloses an intermediate space through which a temperature-controlling fluid circulates
(3)
: a tough cold-worked metal casing that forms the outer shell of a built-up bullet
b(1)
: a wrapper or open envelope for a document
(2)
: an envelope for enclosing registered mail during delivery from one post office to another
c(1)
: a detachable protective cover for a book
(2)
: a paper or cardboard envelope for a phonograph record
jacketed; jacketing; jackets
: to put a jacket on : enclose in or with a jacket
Synonyms
Examples of jacket in a Sentence
Noun
a suit with a double-breasted jacket
slip the art book into its jacket so it won't get dirty
Recent Examples on the Web
Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The fashionable tot sported what appeared to be a Burberry jacket that was teamed with black joggers for the day out with his proud mom.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Mickelson would win two more green jackets and took the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral in 2009.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The nation’s former prime minister, wearing a navy blue jacket and crisp white shirt, stepped atop the small, red dias outside Yamato-Saidaiji railway station to muted applause.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep the rest of the look equally effortless in a preppy barn jacket, also from The Row, a pair of drawstring jeans from A.P.C., and Toteme’s striped tank top.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Golf great Jack Nicklaus has won a record six green jackets.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Hudson, who performed a rousing tribute to Icon Award honoree Cher, sported a sparkly semi-sheer bustier paired with a black fringe leather jacket.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
On Instagram, Walsh posted one of Hathaway's looks, this one featuring the actor in a denim-on-denim ensemble of corset top, jeans, and jacket.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2024
And that Chiefs jacket the pop superstar has been spotted wearing?
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
Meghan Markle joins the grand American tradition of making the letterman jacket her own.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
For example, why should law-making in modern society be jacketed by the standards of pre-industrial 18th century America?
—Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023
Spotted out running errands in Los Angeles this week, the 25-year-old model served up an eye-catching look that made her moto jacket the centrepiece.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
Any large bones needed to be jacketed, which involves digging a trough around the finding and wrapping the entire fossil in long strips of wet plaster.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
The video, which premiered with the single, features Cabello as a diner waitress and Mendes as a leather jacketed James Dean-type.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 June 2019
Townes told reporters that Porter Moser, the checker-jacketed, square-jawed coach of the Ramblers, asked his players to keep their heads held high in his postgame speech.
—Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
Noun
Wiig, who left the show in 2012, earned her Five-Timers jacket (but not without some drama during the monologue) with a performance that was note-perfect in sketch after sketch.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The fashionable tot sported what appeared to be a Burberry jacket that was teamed with black joggers for the day out with his proud mom.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Mickelson would win two more green jackets and took the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral in 2009.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The nation’s former prime minister, wearing a navy blue jacket and crisp white shirt, stepped atop the small, red dias outside Yamato-Saidaiji railway station to muted applause.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep the rest of the look equally effortless in a preppy barn jacket, also from The Row, a pair of drawstring jeans from A.P.C., and Toteme’s striped tank top.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Golf great Jack Nicklaus has won a record six green jackets.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Hudson, who performed a rousing tribute to Icon Award honoree Cher, sported a sparkly semi-sheer bustier paired with a black fringe leather jacket.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
On Instagram, Walsh posted one of Hathaway's looks, this one featuring the actor in a denim-on-denim ensemble of corset top, jeans, and jacket.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
On December 31, the 24-year-old pop star attended Kelce's game against the Cincinnati Bengals wearing a slightly different version of the Chiefs letterman jacket her boyfriend wore on Christmas Day.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2024
And that Chiefs jacket the pop superstar has been spotted wearing?
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
Meghan Markle joins the grand American tradition of making the letterman jacket her own.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
For example, why should law-making in modern society be jacketed by the standards of pre-industrial 18th century America?
—Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023
Spotted out running errands in Los Angeles this week, the 25-year-old model served up an eye-catching look that made her moto jacket the centrepiece.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
Any large bones needed to be jacketed, which involves digging a trough around the finding and wrapping the entire fossil in long strips of wet plaster.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
The video, which premiered with the single, features Cabello as a diner waitress and Mendes as a leather jacketed James Dean-type.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 June 2019
Townes told reporters that Porter Moser, the checker-jacketed, square-jawed coach of the Ramblers, asked his players to keep their heads held high in his postgame speech.
—Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
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jacket
noun
jack·et
ˈjak-ət 
1
: a rigid covering that envelops the upper body and provides support, correction, or restraint
2
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