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De - Pt| English Dictionary: jacket' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for jacket' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jacket \Jack"et\, v. t. 1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket. 2. To thrash; to beat. [Low] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d {Jack}, n.] 1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts. 2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc. 3. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and re[89]nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired. 4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also {cork jacket}. {Blue jacket}. (Naut.) See under {Blue}. {Steam jacket}, a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle. {To dust one's jacket}, to give one a beating. [Colloq.] | |
