jacket : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jacket	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jacket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jacket n a short coat an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" Synonym(s): crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap the outer skin of a potato the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition v provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed" put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
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.]