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n.1. a detachable paper cover for a book to protect its binding and now usually designed to promote its contents
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dust jacket — noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed • Syn: ↑book jacket, ↑dust cover, ↑dust wrapper • Hypernyms: ↑jacket * * * noun, pl ⋯ ets [count] : a paper cover that protects a book and can be removed … Useful english dictionary
dust jacket — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dust jacket : singular dust jacket plural dust jackets a loose paper cover for a book that protects the hard cover … English dictionary
dust-jacket — see dust jacket … English dictionary
dust jacket — dust′ jack et n. pri jacket 5) • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
