book jacket
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- noun
- /bʊk ˈdʒækɪt/
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- For example, the book "Feelings" (Book 10) has a book jacket flap about the credentials of its author, Aliki.
- book jacket identifies the author
Examples
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While she waits, she looks at Brian's picture on the book jacket.
Fiction book (1999) -
You'd look good on a book jacket.
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We're gonna set up a photo shoot for the book jacket.
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I recognized you from the book jacket.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, my first job was writing ad copy for book jackets.
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That's a quote from the book jacket.
Fiction book (1999) -
The book jackets hadn't been printed yet.
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The intended audience and purpose of this book, as stated on the book jacket, are to aid graduate students with research methodology and the application of theoretical models when doing research.
Academic text (2011) -
Look for evidence of creator qualifications in author bibs, "About the Author" web pages, book jacket flaps, and the like.
Academic text (2007) -
The book jacket featured vibrant artwork that captured the essence of the story.
Synonyms
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3.9
An outer covering that protects or decorates objects like bullets
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4.1
A removable paper cover that protects a book and shows a picture or information
A removable paper cover that protects a book and often has pictures or text
A paper cover on a book that protects it and shows the title and author
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a removable paper cover for a book' is directly and literally derivable from combining 'book' (the object) with 'jacket' (an outer covering). This is a transparent, compositional name (a 'jacket' for a book) and follows cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Book jacket comes from the simple idea of a jacket for a book: a paper 'jacket' put over the book to protect it and make it look nice. Publishers used this removable cover to show pictures and reviews, so today Book jacket means the removable paper cover with artwork and information.