Jacket
Jacket , noun
[French 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.
(Military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing 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.
Collocations (3)
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. [Colloquial]
Jacket , transitive verb
1.
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
2.
To thrash; to beat. [Low]