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| album |
a long-playing phonograph record or set of records, or the jacket or binder thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| black tie |
the black bow tie worn on semiformal occasions with a dinner jacket or tuxedo. [1/2 definitions] |
| black-tie |
requiring semi-formal attire, esp., for the men, a black bow tie and dinner jacket or tuxedo. |
| blazer |
a jacket similar to a suit jacket in design but typically worn with a non-matching pair of slacks or skirt. [2 definitions] |
| bloomer1 |
an outfit formerly worn by girls and women consisting of billowy trousers, gathered at the ankle and worn under a skirt and often with a jacket and wide-brimmed hat. [1/3 definitions] |
| bolero |
a fitted jacket that ends at or above the waist and is worn open at the front. [1/2 definitions] |
| cardigan |
a soft, usu. knitted, collarless jacket or sweater that buttons or hangs open in the front. |
| carmagnole |
the costume worn by the revolutionaries, consisting of a short loose jacket with wide lapels, black pants, a red cap, and a tricolored girdle, or the jacket alone. [1/2 definitions] |
| coat |
the jacket that one wears with a suit. [1/5 definitions] |
| cummerbund |
a wide, often pleated band worn about a man's waist and under his dinner jacket or other formal attire. |
| deerskin |
an article of clothing, such as a jacket, made of deerskin. [1/3 definitions] |
| dickey |
a woman's blouse front for wearing under a jacket or for covering the neckline. [2/5 definitions] |
| dinner jacket |
a man's semiformal jacket for evening wear; tuxedo. [2 definitions] |
| double-breasted |
having the sides overlap each other by a wide margin on the breast or front, and usu. having a double vertical row of buttons, as a jacket or coat. (Cf. single-breasted.) [2 definitions] |
| doublet |
a snug jacket, sometimes sleeveless and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men during the Renaissance. [1/4 definitions] |
| Eton collar |
a broad white collar worn over the lapels of an Eton jacket, or a collar like this. |
| Eton jacket |
a waist-length jacket with wide lapels, worn open in front. |
| frog2 |
a decorative fastener, as on a coat or jacket, with a button or knot on one side of the opening and a loop on the other side, usu. made of braid or cord. |
| hanbok |
traditional Korean clothing, esp. a garment consisting of a short, long-sleeved jacket and a very high-waisted flowing skirt. |
| hood |
a covering for the head and neck that may be attached to a coat, jacket, or other piece of clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| jacket |
to cover or furnish with a jacket. [1/3 definitions] |
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