Shield vs Jacket - What's the difference?

Shield is a related term of jacket.

As nouns the difference between shield and jacket

is that shield is anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection while jacket is a piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

As verbs the difference between shield and jacket

is that shield is to protect, to defend while jacket is to enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

shield

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) shelde, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

# A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

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# Figuratively, one who protects or defends.

# (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.

# (mining) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.

# (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.

Something shaped like a shield, usually an inverted triangle with slightly curved lower sides.

# (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.

# A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.

# (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or , having on one side the figure of a shield.

# (label) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.

# (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.

(geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.

# (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.

Hyponyms

* * * * (hyp-mid3) * * * * (hyp-mid3) * * (hyp-bottom)

Etymology 2

From (etyl) scieldan.

Verb

(en verb)

To protect, to defend.

(electricity) to protect from the influence of

Anagrams

jacket

English

(wikipedia jacket)

Noun

(en noun)

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (US)

A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)

(slang) A police record.

* 1995 , , 00:26:00:

"We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. With my jacket , I can't go back to jail."

* 1995 , , 00:43:50:

"Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years."

(military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

Synonyms

* (sense, piece of a person's suit) coat (US ) * (removable protective cover) sleeve

Derived terms

* bedjacket * bookjacket * donkey jacket * dust jacket * flak jacket * jacket potato * leatherjacket * life jacket * Nehru jacket * smoking jacket

Descendants

* Irish: * Japanese: * Korean: * Mandarin: * Scottish Gaelic: (l) * Welsh: (l)

Verb

(en verb)

To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

* 1897 , Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads

...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.