HyperDic: mess_jacket

English > 1 sense of the expression mess jacket:
NOUNartifactmess jacket, monkey jacket, shell jacketwaist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back
English > mess jacket: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningwaist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners.
Synonymsmonkey jacket, shell jacket
BroaderjacketA short coat
Catalanjaqueta curta

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