book jacket
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Definition
Noun: A removable paper or cardboard cover that wraps around the hard cover of a book. Its primary functions are to protect the book's binding and to display promotional information such as the title, author's name, illustrations, and descriptive text.
Usage
The term "book jacket" refers specifically to the detachable outer covering of a hardcover book. It is a single, continuous piece folded around the book's covers.
Examples: * The book jacket was torn, but the hardcover beneath was still in perfect condition. * She carefully removed the book jacket before reading to keep it from getting damaged. * The stunning artwork on the book jacket immediately caught my eye in the bookstore.
Advanced Usage
- "To jacket a book": The act of putting a book jacket on a book.
- After the signing, the publisher's assistant jacketed all the new copies.
- In publishing and bookselling, the book jacket is a critical marketing tool, often called the "face" of the book.
Variants and Related Words
- Dust jacket (n): A fully synonymous term for "book jacket." "Dust jacket" is very common and emphasizes the cover's original purpose of protecting the book from dust.
- Dust wrapper (n): A less common, mostly British English synonym for "book jacket" or "dust jacket."
- Jacket flap (n): The folded-in part of a book jacket, which often contains a synopsis of the book, author biography, or reviews.
Synonyms
- Dust cover
- Book cover (Note: This can be ambiguous, as "book cover" can also refer to the hard or soft permanent covers of the book itself.)
Related Phrases
- "Under the jacket": Referring to the actual hardcover of the book, which is often plain compared to the illustrated jacket.
- The novel's hardcover under the jacket was a simple, elegant blue cloth.
Noun
- a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed