"jerkin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɜː.kɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɝ.kɪn/ [General-American] Forms: jerkins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kɪn Etymology: First recorded in early 1500s. Possibly related to Dutch jurk (“dress”), itself of unknown origin and not attested before the 17th century. Derivation from Old French jo(u)rne (“day”) has been suggested. Etymology templates: {{ncog|nl|jurk||dress}} Dutch jurk (“dress”), {{ncog|fro|jornee|jo(u)rne|day}} Old French jo(u)rne (“day”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jerkin (plural jerkins)
  1. (historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves): vesta [feminine] (Czech), justaucorps [masculine] (French), Jacke [feminine] (German), Wams [neuter] (German), Jak [feminine] (Plautdietsch), chaleco [feminine] (Spanish), jacka [common-gender] (Swedish), tröja [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-jerkin-en-noun-pps5JX1b Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 45 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 7 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 10 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves': 84 16
  2. A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (a sleeveless jacket, usually leather): късо яке без ръкави (kǎso jake bez rǎkavi) (Bulgarian), Lederwams [neuter] (German), Lederweste [feminine] (German), bezrękawnik [masculine] (Polish), kamizelka [feminine] (Polish), serdak [masculine] (Polish), còta-geàrr [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-jerkin-en-noun-CDIeF3kx Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 45 9 Disambiguation of 'a sleeveless jacket, usually leather': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buff jerkin Related terms: bodice, doublet, gherkin
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: jerkins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jerkin (plural jerkins)
  1. Alternative form of gyrkin Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gyrkin Related terms: jerkin the gherkin (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-jerkin-en-noun-x-EmDdWP Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 10 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "Alternative form of gyrkin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gyrkin",
          "gyrkin#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jerkin"
}

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