SHELL JACKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

mess jacket; monkey jacket; shell jacket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shell jacket" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)

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