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dust jacket

dust jacket noun: the detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.

dust jacket: the detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb
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Noun

dust jacket (plural dust jackets)

  1. The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.

dust jacket meaning in Bengali and Tagalog

dust jacket in Bengali

detachable protective cover of a book
মলাট molaṭ

dust jacket in Tagalog

detachable protective cover of a book
pabalat, balot-aklat

Synonyms of dust jacket

Forms of dust jacket

pluraldust jackets

Questions about dust jacket

What does dust jacket mean?
Dust jacket means the detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.
What is dust jacket in Bengali?
Dust jacket in Bengali is মলাট (molaṭ). See Dust jacket meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is dust jacket?
Dust jacket is a noun.
What is the plural of dust jacket?
The plural of dust jacket is dust jackets.

Words near dust jacket in the dictionary

  1. dust filter
  2. dust filters
  3. dust heap of history
  4. dust hole
  5. dust holes
  6. dust jacket
  7. dust jackets
  8. dust kitten
  9. dust kittens
  10. dust kitties
  11. dust kitty

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