n.

1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
2. An outer covering or casing, especially:
   1. The skin of a potato.
   2. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.
   3. An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.
   4. An open envelope or folder for filing papers.
   5. The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.

tr.v., -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets.

To supply or cover with a jacket.

[Middle English jaket, from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque, short jacket, tunic, from jacques, nickname for French peasants (from the name Jacques; see jack) or from Old Catalan jaco (perhaps from Arabic šakk, mailcoat).]

jacketed jack'et·ed adj.

A plastic housing that contains a floppy disk. The 5.25" disk is built into a flexible jacket; the 3.5" disk uses a rigid jacket.

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noun

The skin of an animal: fell³, fur, hide², pelt¹. See surface/depth.

n. a metal casing for a bullet.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A metal or cloth covering over the heat insulation which is applied to exposed heating pipes and ducts.
2. An outer casing around a pipe or vessel, the space between being filled with a fluid for cooling, heating, or maintaining a fixed temperature.

jacket, 1

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IN BRIEF: Short coat.

It is cold out; you better take a jacket with you.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - jakke, trøje, kappe, omslag, skræl
v. tr. - tage jakke på, tage trøje på, lægge omslag om

idioms:

• jacket potato    skræl, kartoffelskræl

Nederlands (Dutch)
jack, colbert, bekleding (b.v. om boiler), boekomslag, schil van gepofte aardappel, vacht

Français (French)
n. - veste, veston (d'homme), jaquette (de femme), paletot (d'enfant), enveloppe, chemise, jaquette (d'un livre), pochette (d'un disque)
v. tr. - couvrir/protéger d'une jaquette (un livre)

idioms:

• jacket potato    (Culin) pomme de terre en robe des champs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Jacke, Mantel, Schutzumschlag, Schale, Hülle
v. - eine Jacke anziehen, umhüllen

idioms:

• jacket potato    in der Schale gebackene Kartoffel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σακάκι, ζακέτα, (μηχαν.) υδροχιτώνιο, χιτώνιο, πουκάμισο, (μτφ.) φλούδα (πατάτας κ.λπ.), περίβλημα, φλοιός, (τυπογρ.) κουβερτούρα, κάλυμμα βιβλίου
v. - επενδύω

idioms:

• jacket potato    πατάτα ψημένη με τη φλούδα

Italiano (Italian)
giacca, sopraccoperta, custodia

idioms:

• jacket potato    patate bollite con la buccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - paletó (m), jaqueta (f), invólucro (m), capa (f) protetora, carcaça (f) (Mec.)
v. - cobrir, encapar

idioms:

• jacket potato    batata (f) assada

Русский (Russian)
куртка, пиджак, жакет

idioms:

• jacket potato    картошка в мундире

Español (Spanish)
n. - chaqueta, americana, saco, sobrecubierta, forro, camisa, casquillo
v. tr. - poner chaqueta, camisa, cubierta, sobrecubierta a

idioms:

• jacket potato    patatas horneadas con cáscara

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jacka, kavaj, blazer, hölje, omslag, skal
v. - sätta på en jacka, förse med fodral, spöa upp

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
夹克, 护套, 外套, 给...穿夹克, 给...装护套

idioms:

• jacket potato    带皮煮的马铃薯

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 夾克, 護套, 外套
v. tr. - 給...穿夾克, 給...裝護套

idioms:

• jacket potato    帶皮煮的馬鈴薯

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상의, 덮개, 껍질
v. tr. - 재킷을 입히다, 덮개를 씌우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 上着, カバー, 被覆物, 皮, ジャガイモの皮, 毛皮
v. - 殴る

idioms:

• jacket potato    皮つきポテト

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سترة, غلاف (فعل) غطى, كسا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קליפת התפוד, מעיל קצר, ז'קט, מותנייה, עטיפה, מיקטורן‬
v. tr. - ‮עטף בעטיפה‬

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jacket	Motorcycle Jacket
Columbia Jacket	Down Jacket