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SHELL JACKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shell jacket mean?
• SHELL JACKET (noun)
The noun SHELL JACKET has 1 sense:
1. waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
Familiarity information: SHELL JACKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mess jacket; monkey jacket; shell jacket
Hypernyms ("shell jacket" is a kind of...):
jacket (a short coat)
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