jirkinet

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noun

An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.

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Meanings

nounjirkinet (plural jirkinets)

plural jirkinets

  1. An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.

    My lady's gown, there's gairs upon't, / And gowden flowers sae rare upon't; / But Jenny's jimps and jirkinet, / My lord thinks meikle mair upon't.

    1787, Robert Burns, My Lord A-Hunting
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APA

jirkinet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jirkinet

MLA

“jirkinet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jirkinet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jirkinet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jirkinet.

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