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Air jacket
Air jacket Air" jack`et
A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be
filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.
BracketBracket Brack"et, n. (Gunnery)
A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target
and another short of it, as a basis for ascertaining the
proper elevation of the piece; -- only used in the phrase, to
establish a bracket. After the bracket is established shots
are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range
is obtained. In the United States navy it is called fork. Bracket
Bracket Brack"et, v. t. (Gunnery)
To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an object).
BracketBracket Brack"et, n. [Cf.OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr.L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc. BracketBracket Brack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish
with brackets. Bracket lightBracket Brack"et, n. [Cf.OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr.L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc. BracketedBracket Brack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish
with brackets. BracketingBracket Brack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish
with brackets. Bracketing
Bracketing Brack"et*ing, n. (Arch.)
A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
Cardigan jacket
Cardigan jacket Car"di*gan jack`et [From the Earl of Cardigan,
who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854-55.]
A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.
Cork jacketsCork Cork (k[^o]rk), n. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork, D. kurk;
all fr. Sp. corcho, fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Cf.
Cortex.]
1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus
Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made.
See Cutose.
2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in
greater or less abundance.
Note: Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk, calker;
calkin, a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or
ox.
Cork jackets, a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed
within canvas, and used to aid in swimming.
Cork tree (Bot.), the species of oak (Quercus Suber of
Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of
commerce. Flacket
Flacket Flack"et, n. [OF. flasquet little flask, dim. of
flasque a flask.]
A barrel-shaped bottle; a flagon.
Jacket
Jacket Jack"et, v. t.
1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a
jacket.
2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]
Jacketed
Jacketed Jack"et*ed, a.
Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket.
Jacketing
Jacketing Jack"et*ing, n.
The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.
Leather jacketLeather Leath"er, n. [OE. lether, AS. le?er; akin to D. leder,
le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le?r, Sw. l["a]der, Dan.
l[ae]der.]
1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned,
tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides,
collectively.
2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]
Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
of, relating to, or like, leather.
Leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of
leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.
Leather carp (Zo["o]l.), a variety of carp in which the
scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under
Carp.
Leather jacket. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus).
(b) A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).
Leather flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Clematis Viorna)
of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery
sepals of a purplish color.
Leather leaf (Bot.), a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata),
growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,
coriaceous, scurfy leaves.
Leather plant (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the
composite genus Celmisia, which have white or buff
tomentose leaves.
Leather turtle. (Zo["o]l.) See Leatherback.
Vegetable leather.
(a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
(b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure. leather jacketTrigger Trig"ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.
trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a
catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the
finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Trigger fish (Zo["o]l.), a large plectognath fish
(Balistes Carolinensis or B. capriscus) common on the
southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food
fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for
scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called
also leather jacket, and turbot. Norfolk jacket
Norfolk jacket Norfolk jacket
A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt.
PacketPacket Pack"et, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the
same source as E. pack. See Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a
packet of letters. --Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey
dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed
days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2.
Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or
the sailing day.
Packet note or post. See under Paper. PacketPacket Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Packeting.]
1. To make up into a packet or bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
Her husband Was packeted to France. --Ford. Packet
Packet Pack"et, v. i.
To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
Packet boatPacket Pack"et, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the
same source as E. pack. See Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a
packet of letters. --Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey
dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed
days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2.
Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or
the sailing day.
Packet note or post. See under Paper. Packet dayPacket Pack"et, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the
same source as E. pack. See Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a
packet of letters. --Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey
dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed
days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2.
Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or
the sailing day.
Packet note or post. See under Paper. Packet notePacket Pack"et, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the
same source as E. pack. See Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a
packet of letters. --Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey
dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed
days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2.
Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or
the sailing day.
Packet note or post. See under Paper. PacketedPacket Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Packeting.]
1. To make up into a packet or bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
Her husband Was packeted to France. --Ford. PacketingPacket Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Packeting.]
1. To make up into a packet or bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
Her husband Was packeted to France. --Ford. Pea-jacket
Pea-jacket Pea"-jack`et, n. [Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of
a coarse woolen stuff.]
A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in
cold weather.
Pilot jacketPilot Pi"lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,
sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &
G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,
akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he
who throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.]
1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a
steersman. --Dryden.
2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by
authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or
in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.
3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a
difficult or unknown course.
4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]
Pilot balloon, a small balloon sent up in advance of a
large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.
Pilot bird. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called
because its presence indicates to mariners their
approach to these islands. --Crabb.
(b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]
Pilot boat, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and
receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.
Pilot bread, ship biscuit.
Pilot cloth, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.
Pilot engine, a locomotive going in advance of a train to
make sure that the way is clear.
Pilot fish. (Zo["o]l)
(a) A pelagic carangoid fish (Naucrates ductor); -- so
named because it is often seen in company with a
shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which
sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.
(b) The rudder fish (Seriola zonata).
Pilot jack, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a
pilot.
Pilot jacket, a pea jacket.
Pilot nut (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied
temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the
thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.
--Waddell.
Pilot snake (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large North American snake (Coluber obsoleus). It
is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the
scales. Called also mountain black snake.
(b) The pine snake.
Pilot whale. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Blackfish, 1. Polka jacketPolka Pol"ka, n. [Pol. Polka a Polish woman: cf. F. & G.
polka.]
1. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is
performed by two persons in common time.
2. (Mus.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4
measure, with the third quaver accented.
Polka jacket, a kind of knit jacket worn by women. Racket
Racket Rack"et, n.
A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place
considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also,
such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a
racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]
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