mess kit

noun

a portable set of usually metal cooking and eating utensils, used especially by soldiers and campers.

Also called mess gear.

Origin of mess kit

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby mess kit

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

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Example sentences from the Web for mess kit

The warm smell of a stew rose to his nostrils from the mess-kit.
Three Soldiers|John Dos Passos
We propose to go there and see if we can replenish our mess-kit, and perhaps send letters to friends.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
The remainder of the day was devoted to laying out their provisions and their mess-kit.
Jack Among the Indians|George Bird Grinnell
I'd grab one myself, but the general would see it—he can see right through the lid of a mess-kit.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for mess kit

mess kit

noun military

British formal evening wear for officers

Also called: mess gear eating utensils used esp in the field

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

单词	mess kit
释义	mess kit noun a portable set of usually metal cooking and eating utensils, used especially by soldiers and campers. Also called mess gear. Origin of mess kit First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby mess kit messieurs, messily, Messina, Messines, mess jacket, mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mess kit The warm smell of a stew rose to his nostrils from the mess-kit. Three Soldiers\|John Dos Passos We propose to go there and see if we can replenish our mess-kit, and perhaps send letters to friends. Canyons of the Colorado\|J. W. Powell The remainder of the day was devoted to laying out their provisions and their mess-kit. Jack Among the Indians\|George Bird Grinnell I'd grab one myself, but the general would see it—he can see right through the lid of a mess-kit. Triplanetary\|Edward Elmer Smith British Dictionary definitions for mess kit mess kit noun military British formal evening wear for officers Also called: mess gear eating utensils used esp in the field 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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