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What (who) is sports jacket - definition

MAN'S JACKET SIMILAR IN CUT TO A SUIT COAT, BUT MORE RELAXED, FOR INFORMAL OCCASIONS; OFTEN OF TWEED, CHECK, OR OTHER PATTERNED FABRIC

Sports coat; Sports jacket; Sportsjacket; Sport jacket; Tweed jacket; Hacking jacket; Sportcoat; Sports suit; Tweed coat; Sports Jacket

sports jacket

(sports jackets)

A sports jacket is a man's jacket, usually made of a woollen material called tweed. It is worn on informal occasions with trousers of a different material.

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sports jacket

(US also sport jacket or sports coat)

¦ noun a man's jacket resembling a suit jacket, for informal wear.

Sport coat

A sport coat, also called a sport jacket (or sports coat or sports jacket in American English), is a men's smart casual lounge jacket designed to be worn on its own without matching trousers, traditionally for sporting purposes. Styles, fabrics, colours and patterns are more varied than in most suits; sturdier and thicker fabrics are commonly used, such as corduroy, suede, denim, leather, and tweed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_coat

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Sport coat

A sport coat, also called a sport jacket (or sports coat or sports jacket in American English), is a men's smart casual lounge jacket designed to be worn on its own without matching trousers, traditionally for sporting purposes. Styles, fabrics, colours and patterns are more varied than in most suits; sturdier and thicker fabrics are commonly used, such as corduroy, suede, denim, leather, and tweed.

Originally, sports coats were worn as appropriate attire for participating in certain outdoor sports. With time, they were adopted by those attending such events, and came to be used on more formal occasions, sometimes being used in school uniforms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport coat

Examples of use of sports jacket

1. He is always in the Commons, sitting on the aisle, wearing the same ghastly sports jacket.

2. Dressed in a sports jacket with wire–rimmed glasses, Fayad, 55, sat at her home on an overcast day.

3. They also said they found a "to–do list" in the front pocket of Donovan‘s sports jacket that seemed to outline details for the shooting.

4. As the night wore on, Kelly‘s glamorous red carpet composure slipped a little, and she left the club looking worse for wear wrapped in a friend‘s sports jacket.

5. That‘s a success for us." Maadi sheds his sports jacket and looks again at the binders, notebooks and videocassettes, gathering dust.