Meaning of mess jacket | Babel Free

Definitions

A double-breasted jacket, part of mess kit.

Examples

““I often wonder,” he said, “whether I oughtn’t to dress for dinner—when I’m alone ’ere.” ¶ Coote protruded his lips and reflected. “Not full dress,” he adjudicated; “that would be a little excessive. But you should change, you know. Put on a mess jacket and that sort of thing—easy dress […].””

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