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MESS JACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mess jacket mean? 

MESS JACKET (noun)
  The noun MESS JACKET has 1 sense:

1. waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinnersplay

  Familiarity information: MESS JACKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MESS JACKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mess jacket; monkey jacket; shell jacket

Hypernyms ("mess jacket" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)


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