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.

How to use mess jacket in a sentence

Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.
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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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There was The Brittany Murphy Story, dubbed a “colossal mess” by reviewers.
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During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
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."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
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.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various

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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