Definition of jacket

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"Jacket (n.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired..

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Acton :: Acton (n.) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail..
Cardigan Jacket :: Cardigan jacket () A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.
Wasp :: Wasp (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets..
Sweater :: Sweater (n.) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.
Jersey :: "Jersey (n.) A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet)..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) 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..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Truss :: Truss (n.) A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher..
Garibaldi :: Garibaldi (n.) A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.
Juppon :: "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips..
Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..
Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..
Strake :: Strait-waistcoat (n.) Same as Strait-jacket.
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A short dressing jacket for women.
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women.
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc..
Sola :: Sola (n.) A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc..
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.
Liner :: Liner (n.) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket..
Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..
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