Jerkin Definition

jûrkĭn
jerkins
noun
A close-fitting, hip-length, collarless jacket having no sleeves but often extended shoulders, belted and worn over a doublet by men especially in the 1500s.
American Heritage
A short, closefitting jacket, often sleeveless, or a vest, of a kind worn in the 16th and 17th cent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jerkin

Noun

Singular:
jerkin
Plural:
jerkins

Origin of Jerkin

  • Diminutive of Dutch jurk (“dress”)?

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jerkin Sentence Examples

  • A man may wear it on both sides, like a leather jerkin.

  • An optional "jerkin" could be worn over the doublet.

  • He was wearing a green jerkin over scuffed leather armor.

  • A coachman in a jerkin, who stood nearest, sprang forward and snatched it up.

  • The sleeves were laced onto the torso portion of the outfit, which enabled it to both be worn as a jerkin in warm weather and also to replace the sleeves as they became worn out or suffered tears.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

NINKIN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With J6 Letter Words Ending With N