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Definition of to jacket in English English dictionary: A piece of a person suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (US); A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length; A police record; {n} a waistcoat, a kind of short close coat; The paper cover sometimes called the "dust cover" of a hardbound book; The jacket of a book is the paper cover that protects the book; Paper cover of a book See BOOK; A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.); A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; called also cork jacket; To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket; a seamless tubular braided or woven ply generally on the outside of a hose; a short coat; put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"; To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering; the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition; The cover surrounding a completed casebound book jet black A reference to the degree of an ink's or material's blackness job jacket The documentation detailing the production requirements of an order Besides specifications, the documentation may include photographs, electronic media containing files, etc joint That bendable, hinge-like part of casebook where the cover and spine meet Other Term: hinge justification Adjusting the spacing or hyphenation of words and characters to fill a given line of text from end to end See also: alignment; flush right; flush left; ragged right; ragged left; word spacing justification, vertical Adjusting the point size of text, or the vertical spacing between lines or elements of type, to fill a given vertical space See also: alignment; flush right; flush left; ragged right; ragged left; word spacing jute Burlap fibers Used to produce strong and durable paper; -A covering over insulated conductors for the purpose of electrical, chemical, and physical protection; The cover of an insurance policy; it usually contains the name of the insurer, its address, etc; 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; the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition the outer skin of a potato put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"; A piece of a man suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat; 1 A covering or casing of some kind; Offshore platform consisting of a framework of tubular members with a deck (or decks) on top and piles driven through the framework to fix the structure to the sea bed; short jacket many times with a flared skirt to fit over bustle; provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed"; provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed; In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reënforcing the tube in which the charge is fired; A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts; The envelope enclosing the core of a bullet; {f} put on a jacket; cover with a jacket; provide with a cover; cover a pipe to insulate; The outer protective covering of wire or cable; Short for "dust jacket," this is the paper cover on a book Originally intended to keep it clean, it's now used as a way of catching the eye of the reader; Pertaining to wire and cable, the outer sheath which protects against environment and may also provide additional insulation; Potatoes baked in their jackets are baked with their skin on; an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition the outer skin of a potato put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed; The paper outerwrap of a hardcover book Also called a dust jacket or dust cover; the outer skin of a potato; The outermost segment of a fiber optic cable, generally a plastic material; the outside covering of a cable; (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth; The flexible covering of a cable, used to bind and protect the color-coded conductors inside; The outside plaster shell of a completed mold, which gives the mold its support and rigidity, and therefore, its dimensional stability Synonymous with mother mold, keeper shell, flask; An outer covering, usually non-metallic, mainly used for protection against the environment; The cover surrounding a completed casebound book; The outer, protective covering of the cable Also called the cable sheath; The outer protective covering of a cable; A record jacket is the cover in which a record is kept. see also bomber jacket, dinner jacket, flak jacket, hacking jacket, life jacket, sports jacket, straitjacket; {i} short coat, blazer; outer covering, casing; potato skin; cover of a book; strong folder for holding documents or papers; cover to insulate a boiler; casing for a floppy disk (Computers); outer casing of bullet; distinctive colored animal coat; an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"; A jacket is a short coat with long sleeves. a black leather jacket; A metal cover which protects the tank insulation; Steel structure placed on the seabed with a deck supporting drilling and/or production facilities Jet fuel: A fuel used in aircraft Jet fuel is obtained by distillation and sweetening The latter removes all trace of mercaptans (very light molecules containing sulfur atoms) Jet fuel is a white product, so-called because it is transparent; An outer covering for anything, esp; To thrash; to beat