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mess jacket

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noun

a short, tailless jacket extending to just below the waist, used for semiformal military occasions and now especially as part of the uniform of waiters, bellhops, etc.

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Nearby words

mess about, mess around, mess call, mess gear, mess hall, mess jacket, mess kit, mess up, mess with, mess-up, message

Origin of mess jacket

First recorded in 1890–95
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mess jacket

  • But after what had occurred in connection with that mess-jacket, my lips were sealed.

    Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse

  • I am convinced that you will eventually learn to love this mess-jacket, Jeeves.

    Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse

  • Besides, after that business of the mess-jacket, anything resembling weakness would have been fatal.

    Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for mess jacket

mess jacket

noun

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