1. A short coat
   "He put on his leather jacket before heading out"
    
2. An outer wrapping or casing
   "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
    
3. The tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
   "The bullet's jacket fragmented upon impact"
    
4. The outer skin of a potato
   "Some prefer to eat the potato with the jacket on for added fibre"
    
5. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
   "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a jacket crown";
   - crown, crownwork, jacket crown, cap

1. Put a jacket on
   "The men were jacketed"
    
2. Provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
   "The tubing needs to be jacketed"

Derived forms: jackets, jacketing, jacketed

Type of: apparel [archaic], case, casing, clothe, coat, cover, dental appliance, dress, enclothe [rare], fit out, garb, garment, habilitate [archaic], peel, raiment [archaic], shell, skin, tog [informal], wrap, wrapper, wrapping

Part of: aloo [Asia], alu [Asia], Irish potato [US], murphy [informal], potato, pratie [Ireland], praty [Ireland], spud [informal], tater [informal], tatie [UK, dialect], tattie [UK, dialect], white potato [US]

Encyclopedia: Jacket, Missouri