dust jacket

noun

1. book jacket.

dust jacket

noun

1. a removable paper cover used to protect a bound book Also calledbook jacketjacket

Word History and Origins

Origin of dust jacket¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Churchill is thought to be the very first writer to have his photograph published on a dust jacket.

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And Cormoran Strike is a private eye whose company I would share again no matter whose name is on the dust jacket.

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In the sense that “vintage” means excellence and maturity, the words fit Connelly like a dust jacket.

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Use hardcover books—you can remove the dust jacket, giving it a nice inconspicuous look, not unlike a prayer book.

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