Eton jacket
- noun
- /ˈiːtən ˈdʒækɪt/
- Archaic
:
chaqueta Eton
- He wore an Eton jacket to the formal school event, as was required by tradition.
Examples
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The museum's exhibition featured an original Eton jacket from the nineteenth century.
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He wore an Eton jacket to the formal event.
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Boys dressed in the classic Eton jacket and tie are a familiar sight at the school.
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The Eton jackets at the store are very stylish.
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He wore a classic Eton jacket for the ceremonial event at Eton College.
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The school's uniform includes an elegant Eton jacket that all boys must wear.
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During the formal dinner, he stood out in his tailored Eton jacket and bow tie.
Synonyms
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A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly built from a place-name ('Eton') and an item of clothing ('jacket'), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it denotes a jacket associated with Eton School (i.e., a specific style of jacket worn there). While the precise cut and traditional details are cultural and not fully deducible, the basic compositional meaning is clear and follows a common place-name + garment pattern across languages.
Etymology
The name Eton jacket comes from Eton College, where boys wore a short, waist-length jacket with a straight, square bottom as part of their 'uniform'. Because that style was linked to Eton, the name came to mean a short, straight-cut jacket even outside the school.