dust jacket
nounDefinition of dust jacket
: a paper cover for a book
Examples of dust jacket in a Sentence
The dust jacket was torn.
Recent Examples on the Web
The dust jacket of the Italian edition of The Catholic School tells its readers right away that the book is inspired by this near-mythical crime. — Tim Parks, Harper's magazine, "Murder Italian Style," 19 Aug. 2019 The intensity of Murdoch’s gaze, boring into you from the dust jackets of her many novels, seemed a promise of the books’ contents. — New York Times, "On the Centennial of Iris Murdoch’s Birth, Remembering a 20th-Century Giant," 25 June 2019 Awraith stares out from the dust jacket of the final volume of Nigel Hamilton’s trilogy on Franklin Roosevelt at war. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘War and Peace’ Review: FDR’s Final Act," 10 June 2019 Though employing less-nautical metaphors, the novel’s tongue-in-cheek title and comic-book dust jacket also give fair warning of Mr. Charyn’s intent. — Gerard Helferich, WSJ, "‘The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King’ Review: A Rough Road to Power," 25 Jan. 2019 Even a cursory glance at the dust jackets of Ferrante’s books reveals that the story continues to follow the two women into adulthood and old age. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "HBO’s My Brilliant Friend adaptation is a knockout," 18 Nov. 2018 Dana Perino is the first person on the dust jacket. — Fox News, "Nation marks 17 years since attacks of Sept. 11," 12 Sep. 2018 Hydrangea Girl's post about DIYing new dust jackets. — Caylin Harris, Good Housekeeping, "Blogs We Love This Week," 26 Aug. 2011 This makes reading the titles on the dust jackets easier. — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, "Celebrate celery!," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dust jacket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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