monkey jacket

monkey jacket

n.1. A short, tight-fitting jacket, traditionally worn by sailors.2. See mess jacket.

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[From its resemblance to the jacket worn by an organ grinder's monkey.]

monkey jacket

n (Clothing & Fashion) a short close-fitting jacket, esp a waist-length jacket similar to a mess jacket

mess′ jack`et

n. a close-fitting, waist-length jacket worn by men esp. as part of a uniform. [1890–95]

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Noun

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monkey jacket - waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinnersmess jacket, shell jacketjacket - a short coat