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Meanings of mess jacket in English

Russian
тужурка
Spanish
chaquetilla
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Formal or semi-formal, open-front, waist-length dress jacket of military origin.

тужурка
Synonyms
Examples for "shell jacket"
Examples for "shell jacket"
1
Close to the lamp was a horseman in a shell jacket and gold-laced forage cap.
The street philosopher
2
His shell jacket had the three yellow bars of a captain on its standing collar, and Drew saluted.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
3
He leaned over them, and his fingers grabbed and twisted at the front of Drew's threadbare shell jacket.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
4
Because I live in the rainy Pacific Northwest, I haven't worn a soft- shell jacket outside in more than 10 years.
Wired
5
Yet Maynard's attire was mixed and decidedly well-worn: a shell jacket, dull boots, threadbare trousers, and a plain undress cap.
The street philosopher
1
A boy in Eton jacket and wide collar, careless, pale, and agitated.
The Man
2
Boys wore swords, and not Eton jackets, in George Baillie's day.
Stories of the Border Marches
3
Their coats were short and tight, resembling Eton jackets.
Across Unknown South America
4
Mark and Dank were in their trousers and Eton jackets, and Roddy in his new black velvet suit.
Mary Olivier: a Life
5
His jacket was a short roundabout, something like an Eton jacket, and his shirt was soft and frilled.
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw; Or, In the Wake of War
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
'He's got on the hat and monkey jacket he always wears.'
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
Usage of mess jacket in English
1
Over that matter of the mess jacket, I mean.
Right Ho, Jeeves
2
Of course, you have not got your full kit yet; but you will want a mess jacket and waistcoat.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
3
He lit two candles, blew out the lamp, and throwing aside his mess jacket, yawned and stretched himself extensively.
The Great Amulet
4
He almost fell over the drinks cart that was being wheeled along by a low- browed man in a white mess jacket.
The Shining
5
"Quite all right," the man in the white mess jacket said.
The Shining
6
"You're all wrong about that mess jacket, Jeeves."
Right Ho, Jeeves
Translations for mess jacket