Definitions for jacket

Overview of noun jacket

The noun jacket has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (12) jacket

(a short coat)

2. (3) jacket

(an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets")

3. (1) crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap

((dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown")

4. jacket

(the outer skin of a potato)

5. jacket

(the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition)

Overview of verb jacket

The verb jacket has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) jacket

(provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed")

2. jacket

(put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed")