[jQuery] Finding Parent DOM element

[jQuery] Finding Parent DOM element

Is there yet an easy way to find a matching parent element using jquery methods?  My example is that I have a form with several fields and several buttons, one being the reset button.  When I click the reset button, I want a way to find the parent form element, so I can go through the inputs and restore their original background-color, or other properties.  I would just reset all form elements, except that this page has a form on each tab and I only wish to reset a single form.  Any ideas?  I'm thinking I'll have to make a recursive parentNode function, but would rather not reinvent if someone has already tackled this.
-Brian
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