What does mess jacket mean?

mess jacket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

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"“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 […].”"

mess jackets (plural)

mess-jacketed

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