English-Thai Dictionary

jerkin

N เสื้อ รัดรูป สมัย ศตวรรษ ที่16 -17

 

jerkinhead

N หลังคา หน้าจั่ว มี มุม ตัด 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JERKIN

n.A jacket; a short coat; a close waistcoat. 1. A kind of hawk.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JERKIN

Jer "kin, n. Etym: [Dim. of D. jurk a frock. ]

 

Defn: A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. Shak.

 

JERKIN

JERKIN Jer "kin, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A male gyrfalcon.

 

JERKING

JERKING Jerk "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk. -- Jerk "ing *ly, adv.

 

JERKINHEAD

JERKINHEAD Jer "kin *head `, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

jerkin

jer kin |ˈjərkin ˈʤərkən | ▶noun a sleeveless jacket. • historical a man's close-fitting jacket, typically made of leather. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

jerkin head

jer kin head ▶noun Architecture the end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the verb jerk 1 ) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk ) in the same sense.

 

Oxford Dictionary

jerkin

jer ¦kin |ˈdʒəːkɪn | ▶noun a sleeveless jacket. • historical a man's close-fitting jacket, typically made of leather. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

jerkin head

jer ¦kin head ▶noun Architecture the end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the jerk 1 (verb )) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk ) in the same sense.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jerkin

jerk in /dʒə́ː r kɪn /名詞 C ｟主に英 やや古 ｠ジャーキン 〘男女両用で丈の短いそで無し胴着 〙.