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   jacket

   /ˈdʒakɪt/

   noun

   • 1. an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front: "he put his hand in his jacket pocket"
   • 2. an outer covering, especially one placed round a tank or pipe to insulate it.
   • ▪ the dust jacket of a book.
   • ▪ a record sleeve.
   • 3. the skin of a potato: British "potatoes cooked in their jackets"
   • ▪ a jacket potato. informal
   • 4. a folder or envelope containing an official document or file. US
   • 5. a steel frame fixed to the seabed, forming the support structure of an oil production platform.

   verb

   • 1. cover with a jacket.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack2).

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • T

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