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jerkin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | jacket |
Examples of jerkin
jerkin
The term jerkin is also used to refer to this sort of sleeveless outdoor coat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The bloke who came to mend our washing machine recently was also wearing a hi-viz jerkin.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Probably wearing jodhpurs and a jerkin.
From the guardian.co.uk
This jerkin is a zamarra in Spanish.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Kitted out in a leather jerkin, bow, a sword, a hunting horn and a small mobile phone, Mr. Andrews gives walking tours of the historic center of town.
From the post-gazette.com
In the first set of results since 71-year-old gold veteran Algy Cluff relinquished the chief executive's jerkin, Cluff Gold reported it was making good progress yesterday.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
He lives in his parents'shed and spends all day wearing a manky sheepskin jerkin and drawing things he can't sell, while they drop clanging hints about how he should get a real job.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
- A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-colored leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the British Army in the twentieth century.
- A type of garment: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves; a sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat
- The additional term ARMOUR should be entered, if appropriate.
- 1. A short, close-fitting coat or jacket, often sleeveless, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. 2. A short, sleeveless vest worn by women and girls.
- [], short working-jacket. Put yer jerkin on ye.
- Outer doublet, usually sleeveless, or with sleeves made of rich cloth
- A jacket worn over the doublet
