Eton jacket

noun

1. a boy's black waist-length jacket with wide lapels and an open front, as worn by students at Eton College.
2. a similar short jacket worn by women.

Eton jacket

noun

1. a waist-length jacket with a V-shaped back, open in front, formerly worn by pupils of Eton College

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eton jacket¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

I saw him in his little Eton jacket and broad turned-down collar, his sweet young face fresh as the morning.

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Perhaps no other coat which a boy wears is so well known as the Eton jacket.

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You were a little shaver in an Eton-jacket and round collar.

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I wore an Eton jacket and turn-down collar; he wore a "tail" coat, a stand-up collar, and a stock.

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They see you in an Eton jacket once, and you're printed in it for ever.

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