Eton

/ˈiːtən/ noun

A type of short school jacket that comes only to the waist, traditionally worn by students at Eton College in England.

Named after Eton College, a prestigious boarding school founded in 1440 in Windsor, England. The jacket style became associated with the school's uniform and spread to general usage for similar formal jackets.

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