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单词 mess jacket
释义

mess jacket

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.

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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Example sentences 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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