mess kit

English

historical US Army mess kits (1)

Noun

mess kit (plural mess kits)

A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.
Synonyms: mess set, mess trap
(military) A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.
Synonyms: mess dress, mess uniform

Meronym: mess jacket

Derived terms

mess-kitted

Translations

set of eating utensils

Finnish: ruokailuvälinesetti, kenttäkeittoastia, pakki (fi)
French: gamelle (fr) f
German: Gamelle (de) (Switzerland)
Polish: niezbędnik (pl) m

formal uniform

Finnish: juhlapuku (fi)

See also

Further reading

mess kit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

kismets

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