mess kit

English

historical US Army mess kits (1)

Noun

mess kit (plural mess kits)

1. 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

2. (military) A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.

   Synonyms: mess dress, mess uniform

   Meronym: mess jacket

3. Synonym of ditty bag

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

• canteen
• mess tin

Further reading

• mess kit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• kismets