blue jacket

collocation in English

meaningsofblueandjacket

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blue
adjective
uk
/bluː/us
/bluː/
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type ...
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jacket
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒæk.ɪt/us
/ˈdʒæk.ɪt/
a ...
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(Definition ofblueandjacketfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblue jacket

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The uniform composed of a darkbluejacketlike shirt, tannish grey pants, and a dark blue chasseur kepi.
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He has curly brown hair and wears an orange sweater and abluejacket.
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The air force service uniform consists of abluejacketand trousers with a light blue shirt, dark blue tie, and black shoes.
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In 1784 the red coat was replaced by a darkbluejacket.
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Its basic form of abluejacketwith red trim dates back to the 19th century.
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A zapador is an outfit with a shirt, a shortbluejacket, and red baggy pants and an embroidered apron-like garment.
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This included the primary usage of either a blue t-shirt underneath a red jacket, or a red t-shirt worn under abluejacket.
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Non-commissioned rank badges are worn on the right sleeve of the scarlet/blue tunic andbluejacket.
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She wears a longbluejacketand has her black hair in a bun.
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He is supposed to have arrived wearing abluejacketand breeches with a red waistcoat.
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Standard dress is the marching band uniform, which consists of a black andbluejacket, with black pants and a white or black shako hat.
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He is a brown dog in abluejacket.
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He wears abluejacket, a flat cap, thin trousers and a red waistcoat.
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It is almost identical to the dinner dressbluejacket, except a wing collar shirt, white waistcoat, and white tie are worn.
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An old woman with uncovered gray head was lying face down next to a small girl in abluejacket.
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She wears a lightbluejacket.
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Bullion or imitation bullion rank stripes are worn on the sleeves of the officers'bluejacket, and a rating badge and service stripes are worn by enlisted personnel.
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In many cases the blue jackets were not volunteers, but were told off for duty.
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