Tired as we were, we assisted to drag Peel's heavy guns into position on the banks of the river, whence the Blue-jackets opened fire on the left flank of the enemy, the bonfires of our spare baggage being a fine mark for them.
At dusk he equipped us both in sailor's jackets and trowsers, and desired us to follow him boldly.
Their jackets and hats were thrown off, a bandana handkerchief tied round their heads, and another, or else their black silk handkerchiefs, tied round their waists.
We threw our jackets over him, to shelter him as well as we could, and pulled back as fast as we were able to the ship.
The men wore deerskin jackets with hoods to them, to be drawn over the head; their trousers were generally of sealskin, made to reach below the knee, and their boots were of the same substance, with the hair inside.
We took some trouble to trim our jackets and caps with fur of different colours as they do, and the effect produced was very good.
The dress of the women was very similar, except that their jacketshad long flaps behind, reaching almost to the ground, and were pointed in front.
We had with us a few provisions and a cooking apparatus, with our pea-jackets to put on while waiting after our heating exercise.
On observing this, Bill Tasker said he supposed it was to hide the shabby jackets they wore under them.
Their flesh is not bad to eat; and then, you know, we can make boots, and caps, and jackets of their skins.
Some took their little jackets off to catch each puff of air.
The officers of the 13th Somerset Light Infantry wore scarlet jackets at dinner, with high black silk waistcoats bordered with two inches of gold lace.
When eighteen of these jackets are placed around a table, the chance civilian feels and looks like an undertaker.
If I had been in the recruiting-service in those days, I should simply have hung the recruit's jackets on to the recruit's measure.
American blue-jackets have never been impressed by force.
The eager blue-jackets begun to murmur, and the chorus of questions and oaths was soon so great that the attention of Tucker was attracted.
The duty of the blue-jackets had been to fight for their country's honor; and that they had discharged this duty well, no reader of these pages can deny.
The tars, who were consigned to the care of the blue-jackets in the forecastle, were met with less courtesy, but certainly with no less good feeling.
Then the blue-jackets bent to their sweeps, and soon the "Intrepid" was under good headway.
Now that Preble had arrived with a sufficient fleet, warlike instructions, and a reputation for dash unexcelled by that of any officer in the navy, the blue-jackets looked for some active service.
The sentries dozing at their posts were easily overpowered, and the garrison was aroused from its peaceful slumbers by the cheers of the Yankee blue-jackets as they came tumbling in over the ramparts.
This space is generally cast with the cylinder, although in some designs of motors the jackets are formed by the subsequent application of a copper casing that serves to retain the water.
There are two methods of circulating the water through the cylinder jackets and radiator.
The older cars were provided with an extra water tank, generally located under the seat, and connected directly with the water jackets and the radiator.
The water jackets are connected with each other by means of piping and water-tight joints so that the water will pass successively from one to the other.
These jackets are open at the top and bottom of the cylinders, and connect with large pipes, or troughs, through which air is forced.
Holtum had shown how) out of their jackets spread between two spars--the spars being passed through the sleeves, and so kept in position.
They hurriedly piled a few stones together, and laid their jackets on these to make a shelter and couch for Tom; then leaving Harry to look after the patient, the others ran off to secure the Osprey.
Over my head, like threatening blunderbusses, old trousers and jackets hung swinging, with empty arms and legs: they looked just like fellows that had been hanged!
The men were dressed in black and dark blue jerseys, or long jackets with silver buttons, and enormously loose trousers, each leg of which gave the effect of a half-deflated balloon.
Jackets and trousers are next cut and made, and the little Ching-Changs are dressed.
Next comes a peck of Irish potatoes with their jackets on, and three dozen ears of sweet corn.
A double row of marines, in scarletjackets and white trowsers, extended from one gate to the other, and a very excellent brass band played "Suoni la tromba" with much spirit.
We were both bespattered with mud from head to foot, and our jackets and sombreros had lost something of their spruce air.
Waiters in white jackets and aprons were running to and fro, receiving and obeying orders for refreshments, and here again all seemed abandoned to one spirit of enjoyment.
It is not the soldiers,' said the Flemish maiden in attendance, and who was dressed in one of those pretty black silk jackets that seem to blend so well with the sombre yet picturesque dwellings of the Spanish Netherlands.
They carried in the cockpit their Mackinaw jackets and their winter caps.
Before mounting into the cockpit the boys put on their winter caps, Mackinaw jackets and gauntlets.
Edwin could put in some wide shelves, but these make-believe cupboards are best for hanging one’s dresses and jackets in, as they will not stand much weight.
After the kilts boys can take to jackets and trousers, which in perfection can only be bought of Swears and Wells, Regent Street, W.
We do not put on our bonnets and jackets in the hall, or keep them there either, and I cannot myself see why he should.
He stopped beside the guns, laughing wildly to see the blue-jackets scattering like rabbits down the hill, and throwing away their rifles, water bottles, and accouterments in their precipitate flight.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jackets" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
