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bush jacket

noun

  1. a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.


bush jacket

noun

  1. a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bush jacket1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

I saw Gabrielle the other night out hunting in a bush jacket at some museum opening.

But the collection, defined by the designers as grunge and non-conformist, is a coherent continuation of the last seasons, in which field and bush jackets, the group's most recognized item of clothing, feature prominently.

From Reuters

He was shortish, always smiling, usually dressed the same: long shorts, Yankee cap and T-shirt in summer, khaki bush jacket and warmer hat in winter, poncho in the rain.

Clad in his signature bush jacket and fez, Murad said his group was united and any agreement would be abided by.

From Reuters

"I'll show you," Homer said, stuffing extra clips in his bush jacket pockets.

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