Dictionary definition · jacket
noun
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing"phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
- the outer skin of a potato
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
verb
- provide with a thermally non-conducting cover"The tubing needs to be jacketed"
- put a jacket on"The men were jacketed"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).