jacket

Meanings

Noun

• a short coat
• an outer wrapping or casing
  • "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
• the outer skin of a potato
• the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

Verb

• provide with a thermally non-conducting cover
  • "The tubing needs to be jacketed"
• put a jacket on
  • "The men were jacketed"

Synonyms

cap, crown, crownwork, jacket crown