casing+jacket

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• jacket — [jak′it] n. [ME jaket < OFr jaquette, dim. of jaque < Sp jaco < Ar shakk] 1. a short coat, usually with sleeves 2. an outer coating or covering; specif., a) DUST JACKET ☆ b) a cardboard holder for a phonograph record c) the metal casi …   English World dictionary

• Jacket — Jack et, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d {Jack}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts. [1913 Webster] 2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• casing — [n] covering hull, jacket, sheath, skin, wrapper; concepts 484,750 …   New thesaurus

• jacket — [n] covering case, casing, coat, envelope, folder, fur, hide, parka, pelt, sheath, skin, threads, tunic, wrapper, wrapping; concepts 451,484 …   New thesaurus

• jacket — jack·et || dʒækɪt n. short coat, blazer; outer covering, casing; potato skin; cover of a book; strong folder for holding documents or papers; cover to insulate a boiler; casing for a floppy disk (Computers); outer casing of bullet;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• jacket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English jaket, from Anglo French jackés, plural, diminutive of Middle French jaque short jacket, from jacques peasant, from the name Jacques James Date: 15th century 1. a. a garment for the upper body usually having a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jacket — Synonyms and related words: Eton jacket, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Mao jacket, Smyth sewing, backing, bandage, bandaging, bark, bibliopegy, binder, binder board, binding, blazer, blouse, body coat, bolero, bomber jacket, bonnet, book cloth, book… …   Moby Thesaurus

• jacket — jacketed, adj. jacketless, adj. jacketlike, adj. /jak it/, n. 1. a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front. 2. something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific purpose other than use as… …   Universalium

• jacket — n . coat, coatee, pea jacket, mackinaw jacket or mackinaw, Inf. mac, windbreaker, dreadnought, parka, anorak; cardigan, camisole, sack, jumper; sports coat or jacket, blazer; (in the Renaissance) doublet, (in the eighteenth and nineteenth… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• jacket — n. & v. n. 1 a a sleeved short outer garment. b a thing worn esp. round the torso for protection or support (life jacket). 2 a casing or covering, e.g. as insulation round a boiler. 3 = dust jacket. 4 the skin of a potato, esp. when baked whole.… …   Useful english dictionary

• jacket — jack•et [[t]ˈdʒæk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) clo a short coat, in any of various forms, usu. opening down the front 2) a garmentlike article designed to be placed around the body for some use other than as clothing Compare life jacket straitjacket 3) a… …   From formal English to slang