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Shell jacket

A short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.

📖 Definitions of "Shell jacket"

noun
  1. 1

    A short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.

  2. 2

    The jacket of a shell suit.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shell jacket"

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mess jacketnounA double-breasted jacket, part of mess kit.
monkey jacketnounA semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.
half-jacketnounA short coat or jacket.
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.
shooting-jacketnounA short kind of coat, intended to be worn when going hunting for sport with a gun.
smallcoatnounA tightly-fitted waist-length jacket.
suit jacketnounThe jacket portion of a suit.
jerkinnounA sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
kilt jacketnounA short fitted jacket with decorative (often tassled) buttons on pockets and sleeves.
shacketnounA heavy overshirt worn as a jacket.
body jacketnounA form-fitting garment covering the upper body, with or without sleeves.
peajacketnounAlternative form of pea jacket. [A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.]
pea jacketnounA short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
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.]
bedjacketnounA short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.
battle jacketnounA sleeveless jacket originating in the US military, now popular in motorcycling, metal and punk subcultures.
jacketingnoun(countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
dolmannounA long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
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.

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