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Jerkin

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buffnounUndyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
jerkinetnoun(historical) A woman's outer jacket.
jirkinetnounAn outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.
buff jerkinnoun(historical) A jacket made of buff leather, formerly worn beneath a soldier's armour.
half-kirtlenoun(historical) A kind of jacket worn by women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
tabardnounA sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
jac-shirtnounA heavy shirt, often worn in place of a jacket in cooler weather. It may have buttons or a zippered front, and typically has two breast pockets.
doubletnounA pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
jumpnounThe act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
justacorpsnoun(historical) A knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
monkey jacketnounA semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.
shirt-jacnounAlternative form of jac-shirt. [A heavy shirt, often worn in place of a jacket in cooler weather. It may have buttons or a zippered front, and typically has two breast pockets.]
jacketnounA piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
dressing jacketnoun(historical) A loose-fitting lightweight garment, usually hip- to thigh-length, generally worn at home while applying makeup, doing one's hair, or relaxing.
jumpernounSomeone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
juste-au-corpsnoun(now historical) A tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.
shell jacketnounThe jacket of a shell suit.
juponnounA petticoat.
justicoatnounAlternative form of justacorps. [(historical) A knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.]
kilt jacketnounA short fitted jacket with decorative (often tassled) buttons on pockets and sleeves.

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