HyperDic: shell_jacket

English > 1 sense of the expression shell jacket:
NOUNartifactshell jacket, mess jacket, monkey jacketwaist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back
English > shell 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.
Synonymsmess jacket, monkey jacket
BroaderjacketA short coat
Catalanjaqueta curta

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