jacket

  1. Noun.  A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. Noun.  A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (italbrac, US) .
  3. Noun.  A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.).
  4. Noun.  A police record. .
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

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