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DUST JACKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dust jacket mean?
• DUST JACKET (noun)
The noun DUST JACKET has 1 sense:
1. a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
Familiarity information: DUST JACKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
book jacket; dust cover; dust jacket; dust wrapper
Hypernyms ("dust jacket" is a kind of...):
jacket (an outer wrapping or casing)
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