jacket
/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt//ˈd͡ʒækət/
noun
- 1
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- 2
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- 3
A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- 4
A police record.
- 5
In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- 6
The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
“Cook the potatoes in their jackets.”
verb
- 1
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
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