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SMOKING JACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does smoking jacket mean? 

SMOKING JACKET (noun)
  The noun SMOKING JACKET has 1 sense:

1. a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at homeplay

  Familiarity information: SMOKING JACKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SMOKING JACKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lounging jacket; smoking jacket

Hypernyms ("smoking jacket" is a kind of...):

loungewear (clothing suitable for relaxation)


 Context examples 


He wore a semi-military smoking jacket, claret-coloured, with a black velvet collar.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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