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Synonyms for jacket

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jak-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒæk ɪt

Top 10 synonyms for jacket
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Définition of jacket

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "short garment for men," from Middle French jaquet "short coat with sleeves," diminutive of Old French jaque, a kind of tunic, probably from Jacque, the male proper name, also the generic name of a French peasant (see jacquerie), but possibly associated with jaque (de mailles) "short, tight-fitting coat," originally "coat of mail," from Spanish jaco, from Arabic shakk "breastplate." Iakke "a short, close-fitting stuffed or quilted tunic, often serving as a defensive garment" is attested in English from late 14c., and by c.1400 was being used for "woman's short tunic." Meaning "paper wrapper of a book" is first attested 1894.
  • noun covering
Example sentences :
  • "I'll walk a bit with you," said his sister, donning her jacket and a cap.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Viviette, coming in later in hat and jacket, found him busily writing.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Katy's fingers were shaking as she lifted the jacket and Linda slipped into it.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The sleeves of her jacket had been torn, and were mended with a material of another colour.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Then tapping the breast-pocket of his jacket: “And yet I am the force,” he went on.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The old greasy is the jacket, and Mr. Don obediently gets into it.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • I forgot to tell you, my dear, that I met him going about in jacket and trousers!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • At last she threw off her hat and jacket, and, turning, went below.
  • Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • I eyed him up--my eyes came just to the top button of his jacket.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Suddenly he grasped Ora's jacket, tore it open at the throat.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
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