Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-jacket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
half--jack-et
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short coat or jacket.

noun

A short bullet jacket which leaves some of the bullet in contact with the bore.

Etymology

Etymology tree English half- Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket English half-jacket From half- + jacket.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does half-jacket mean?
A short coat or jacket.
Where does half-jacket come from?
Etymology tree English half- Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket English half-jacket From half- + jacket.

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