Jacket
WordNet
noun
(1) A short coat
(2) An outer wrapping or casing
"Phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
(3) The tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
(4) (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
(5) The outer skin of a potato
verb
(6) Put a jacket on
"The men were jacketed"
(7) Provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
"The tubing needs to be jacketed"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat
- A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
- A police record.
Verb
- To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
- 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads
- ...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.
- 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads