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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jacket \Jack"et\, v. t. 1. To put a jacket on to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket. 2. To thrash; to beat [Low] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. 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. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and re["e]nforcing 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}. {Blue jacket}. (Naut.) See under {Blue}. {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. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jacket n 1: a short coat 2: an outer covering or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" 3: an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth [syn: {jacket crown}] 4: the tough metal casing for certain kinds of ammunition v 1: provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed" 2: put a jacket on
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