your answers please, readers
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:07 (thirteen years ago)
You don't give your freshly painted walls another jacket?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:09 (thirteen years ago)
length?
― Streep? That's where I'm a-striking! (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:10 (thirteen years ago)
Its acceptable to wear a jacket indoors.
― ledge, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:18 (thirteen years ago)
Potatoes have jackets. Gentlemen have coats.
― Kony Montana: "Say hello to my invisible friend" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:21 (thirteen years ago)
Jackets are lighter and tend to only go down to waist length.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:31 (thirteen years ago)
Can't take off your pants and coat.
― lag∞na beach: the real ∞range c∞unty (beachville), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:36 (thirteen years ago)
well, i guess you can.
― lag∞na beach: the real ∞range c∞unty (beachville), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:39 (thirteen years ago)
Quetzaljacketl - not a Mexican god.
― lag∞na beach: the real ∞range c∞unty (beachville), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:44 (thirteen years ago)
If you have a really puffy and heavy [outer top garment] that is only waist-length, is it a jacket? Or a coat?
Conversely, if you have a very light, unlined, single layer, practically summer-weight [outer top garment] that goes down to your thighs, is it a coat? Or does its lightness make it a jacket?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:47 (thirteen years ago)
I stand by my original answer, with clarification - if you would wear it indoors it's definitely a jacket. However some outdoor garments don't seem large or heavyweight enough to justify being called a coat.
― ledge, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:54 (thirteen years ago)
Donkey jackets are large and heavy
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:55 (thirteen years ago)
some outdoor garments don't seem large or heavyweight enough to justify being called a coat.
Coy
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:55 (thirteen years ago)
But not as large and heavy as the overcoats that were prevalent when they were introduced. xp
Who wears jackets indoors??
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:56 (thirteen years ago)
Smoking jackets
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:56 (thirteen years ago)
dear boy
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 10:57 (thirteen years ago)
I do! A valuable extra layer when it's a bit nippy, plus y'know why should i quit looking sharp just 'cause there's a roof over my head.
― ledge, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:00 (thirteen years ago)
Maybe this distinction was once simple when "jacket" meant "suit jacket" and "coat" meant "overcoat". But NOW..... Good God!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:01 (thirteen years ago)
Where do dusters come in?
― epistantophus, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:39 (thirteen years ago)
Well a duster is obviously a coat.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:39 (thirteen years ago)
Through the servants entrance.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:40 (thirteen years ago)
(applause)
Also, why is a waistcoat called a coat when it's a VEST?
― epistantophus, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:48 (thirteen years ago)
It is true, waistcoat would be a much better word for a cummerbund, which really is a little coat for your waist.
― ledge, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:58 (thirteen years ago)
"Don't Let Go The Jacket" would've been a really stupid name for a Who song.
― butvi wouls (Phil D.), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 12:11 (thirteen years ago)
No Coat Required.
― ledge, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 12:30 (thirteen years ago)
in a general sense, it seems that a coat is relatively heavy/warm and can be long while a jacket is typically light & short, not well-suited for extreme conditions
types of coat: overcoat, parka, fur coat, winter coat
types of jacket: suit jacket, windbreaker, smoking jacket
not a hard and fast rule, though. i've heard insulated coats called "ski jackets" and "rain coats" are often light and short.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:43 (thirteen years ago)
Jacket you wear at 50-70ºF; coat below 50º F.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:50 (thirteen years ago)
This makes a hoodie a type of jacket.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:51 (thirteen years ago)
i always thought it was length, "jacket" is a french word for "waist coat"
― the late great, Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:52 (thirteen years ago)
that was my impression i mean, now that i look on wikipedia maybe jacquette just means coat?
― the late great, Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:53 (thirteen years ago)
like jackets typically stop at the waist or hip, i.e. a waistcoat
― the late great, Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:54 (thirteen years ago)
jacket (n.) mid-15c., "short garment for men," from M.Fr. jaquet "short coat with sleeves,"
― the late great, Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:57 (thirteen years ago)
I will admit this definition is something I fabricated.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:59 (thirteen years ago)
Or, it reflects my usage of the words.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Thursday, 15 March 2012 04:00 (thirteen years ago)
Perhaps those in cooler slimes will laugh at wearing a jacket in 70º F weather, but I live in the desert and I like to extend the use of my jackets. I don't really own a coat.
cooler slimes.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Thursday, 15 March 2012 04:57 (thirteen years ago)
Jacket D'Azur
― The nIce Age (S-), Thursday, 15 March 2012 14:01 (thirteen years ago)
Coats are longer.
― a dramatic lemon curd experience (snoball), Thursday, 15 March 2012 14:29 (thirteen years ago)
hardly had to wear a coat this "winter"
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 March 2012 11:56 (thirteen years ago)