dust jacket

noun

: a paper cover for a book

Examples of dust jacket in a Sentence

The dust jacket was torn.
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Brown’s publisher must already be redesigning the dust jacket to incorporate the accolade. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 The dust jacket for When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines features a younger Carter in a bespoke power suit, cigarette in hand, his trademark hair wings just beginning to take flight. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024 The former commands, on average, $4,500 to $8,000 (mostly depending on its condition), while a copy with an unrestored dust jacket is likely to command at least $100,000. Francesca Mancino, The Atlantic, 2 May 2024 That includes everything from original artwork that would become the dust jackets for his books, first editions of his writing, and the library table seen in many images of the author. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dust jacket 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dust jacket was in 1926

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“Dust jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20jacket. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dust jacket

noun
: a removable usually decorative paper cover for a book
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