Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jacket"
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) 1.7 (wn)
jacket
n 1: a short coat
2: an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold
in cardboard jackets"
3: (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or
decayed tooth [syn: {jacket crown}]
4: the tough metal shell 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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