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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Origin of mess jacket

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby mess jacket

Messier number, messieurs, messily, Messina, Messines, mess jacket, mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs.

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Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.
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Every time a conservative pol gets caught in a racial mess, we hear the same weary and laughable tune.
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Texas has always had a sense of place—that is why we are told not to mess with it.
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It was being the riskiest studio in Hollywood that got Sony into this mess in the first place.
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In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.
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During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.
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He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.
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The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."
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If Wee Willie Winkie took an interest in anyone, the fortunate man was envied alike by the mess and the rank and file.
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And yet they tell me he was a pleasant enough fellow in the Mess, this Brigadier, and liked good cooking.
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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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