Jerkin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A close-fitting, hip-length, collarless jacket having no sleeves but often extended shoulders, belted and worn over a doublet by men especially in the 16th century.
  • n. A short, close-fitting, often sleeveless coat or jacket, usually of leather.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
  • n. A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
  • n. A male gyrfalcon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A short close-fitting coat or jacket, worn in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  • n. A young salmon: same as ginkin.
  • n. The male of the gerfalcon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    jacket   
    Cross Reference
    bodice    doublet   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    doublet    leggings    gaiter    smock    tunic    undershirt    mitten    kilt    surcoat    overcoat