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[ˈdʒakɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front
(e.g: she chose to wear a blue jacket with white stripes)
- an outer covering, especially one placed round a tank or pipe to insulate it.
- the skin of a potato
(e.g: potatoes cooked in their jackets)
- a folder or envelope containing an official document or file.
- a steel frame fixed to the seabed, forming the support structure of an oil production platform.
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late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack)
[ˈdʒakɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cover with a jacket.
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