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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 printedplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DUST JACKET (noun)


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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