"bookjacket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bookjackets [plural]
Etymology: book + jacket Etymology templates: {{compound|en|book|jacket}} book + jacket Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookjacket (plural bookjackets)
  1. (printing, publishing) The jacket of a book. Categories (topical): Printing, Publishing Synonyms: dust jacket, dustcover, book jacket
    Sense id: en-bookjacket-en-noun-FiplRHaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

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