"mess jacket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mess jackets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mess jacket (plural mess jackets)
  1. A double-breasted jacket, part of mess kit. Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: mess-jacketed

Inflected forms

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