What is the meaning of jacket?

noun

  • A short coat.
  • An outer wrapping or casing.
    • usage: "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
  • Dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth. (
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "The tubing needs to be jacketed"
  • Put a jacket on.
    • usage: "The men were jacketed"
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