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Significats de monkey jacket en anglès

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Waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners.

        Ús de monkey jacket en anglès
        1
        He wore a monkey jacket, probably a remnant of his sea-going father's wardrobe.
        The Morgesons: A Novel
        2
        The captain came up the hill, with a man, bringing my monkey jacket and a blanket.
        Two Years Before the Mast
        3
        The commander of the perimeter also arrived, with his private's monkey jacket unbuttoned, breathing hard and cursing his old aches and pains.
        Metro 2034
        4
        'He's got on the hat and monkey jacket he always wears.'
        Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
        5
        We were fain to button up our monkey jackets, and hold to our lips cups of scalding tea with our half frozen fingers.
        Moby Dick