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Eton jacket
noun
- a boy's black waist-length jacket with wide lapels and an open front, as worn by students at Eton College.
- a similar short jacket worn by women.
Eton jacket
noun
- a waist-length jacket with a V-shaped back, open in front, formerly worn by pupils of Eton College
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Eton jacket1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
I saw him in his little Eton jacket and broad turned-down collar, his sweet young face fresh as the morning.
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Perhaps no other coat which a boy wears is so well known as the Eton jacket.
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You were a little shaver in an Eton-jacket and round collar.
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I wore an Eton jacket and turn-down collar; he wore a "tail" coat, a stand-up collar, and a stock.
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They see you in an Eton jacket once, and you're printed in it for ever.
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