jerkin

noun

jer·kin | \ ˈjər-kən

Definition of jerkin

: a close-fitting hip-length usually sleeveless jacket

Recent Examples on the Web

Layered underneath is a jerkin, a close-fitting jacket, with a red horizontal brocade and doublet. — Liesl Bradner, latimes.com, "A rare chance to see this Rembrandt self-portrait, up close and personal," 10 Feb. 2018 Lampert goes through more costume changes than Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl: a leather motorcycle jacket, a skintight chain-mail shirt, a shiny armored jerkin. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A Protest Musical for the Trump Era," 20 Mar. 2017

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More Definitions for jerkin

jerkin

noun

: a type of short jacket that has no sleeves and that was worn in the past

jerkin

noun

jer·kin | \ ˈjər-kən

: a short sleeveless jacket