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- DictionaryDust jack·et/ˈdəs(t) ˌjakət/
noun
- 1. a removable paper cover, generally with a decorative design, used to protect a book from dirt or damage.
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- Dust jacket
Paper wrap for a book
The dust jacket (sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover) of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers. Dust jackets originally displayed cover information on top of a simple binding, at a time when it was not feasible to print directly onto the bind... Wikipedia
