shell jacket

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsmess jacketmonkey jacket

   Broaderjacket

Questions about shell jacket

What does shell jacket mean?

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

What is another word for shell jacket?

Close synonyms include mess jacket, monkey jacket. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shell jacket a common word?