smoking jacket
Noun: A smoking jacket is a man's comfortable, often luxurious, jacket, typically made from soft fabrics like velvet, silk, or quilted material. It is designed to be worn informally at home, especially in the evening, and traditionally features a tie belt or a shawl collar. Its original purpose was to protect one's clothes from the smell of tobacco smoke.
The term "smoking jacket" is used to refer specifically to this type of garment. It is a compound noun where "smoking" describes the jacket's original association with the activity of smoking tobacco.
Examples: * After dinner, he retired to his study and put on his favorite smoking jacket. * The gentleman's elegant velvet smoking jacket was fastened with a silk cord. * In classic films, the wealthy host is often depicted wearing a smoking jacket.
- While historically associated with smoking and male leisure, the smoking jacket is now often seen as a symbol of vintage elegance and relaxed sophistication.
- In modern contexts, similar styles of comfortable, belted jackets may be worn by anyone for lounging, though they might not be explicitly called "smoking jackets."
- Lounging robe / Dressing gown: These are related garments also worn at home for relaxation. A dressing gown is typically longer and more robe-like, while a smoking jacket is shorter and more jacket-like.
- Housecoat: A general term for informal wear at home.
- Lounging jacket
- Leisure jacket
- Formal coat
- Business suit
- Outerwear
- To don a smoking jacket: This phrase means to put on a smoking jacket, often implying a transition to a relaxed, private evening.
- He would don his smoking jacket and enjoy a cigar by the fire.
- a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home