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A jacket is a type of sleeved hip- or waist-length garment. The Waist is the part of the abdomen between the Rib cage and hips. It is very similar to a coat, and in some instances either term can be used for the same article; but a jacket is generally shorter, ending just below the waist,[1] and often lighter. A coat is a long garment worn by both men and women for warmth or Fashion. Some jackets are fashionable, while others serve as protective clothing. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time Personal protective equipment (PPE refers to protective Clothing, Helmets, Goggles, or other garment designed to protect the wearer's body or

The term is also used to refer to the choli or ravika, an upper-body garment worn with the sari by women on the Indian subcontinent. A choli ( lengha in Pakistan or ravika in Telugu) is a midriff-baring blouse worn in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka A choli ( lengha in Pakistan or ravika in Telugu) is a midriff-baring blouse worn in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka for the town in Nepal see Sari Nepal A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia.

A jacket is also the recognised terminology for the supporting legs and lattice framework, generally made of steel, of an offshore oil platform in the oil industry. An oil platform or oil rig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and/or extract oil and Natural gas through wells

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1971
  2. ^ http://www.archivist.f2s.com/bsu/EtonSuit.htm

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jacket

-noun

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

-verb

  1. (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
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