Thesaurus: jacket

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1. n. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
2. n. 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. n. In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
4. n. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
5. v. t. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
6. v. t. To thrash; to beat.
7. n. a short coat
8. n. an outer wrapping or casing
9. n. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
10. n. the outer skin of a potato
11. n. the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
12. v. provide with a thermally non-conducting cover