| Mess (mess) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mess |
| [OE. mes, OF.
mets, LL. missum, p. p. of mittere to put, place
(e. g., on the table |
A quantity of food set on a table at one
time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a
mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one
time.
A number of persons who eat together, and
for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the
military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom
mess.
A set of four; -- from the old practice of
dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
The milk given by a cow at one
milking.
A disagreeable mixture or
confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or
from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.
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| Mess (mess) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Mess |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Messed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Messing.] |
To take meals with a mess] to belong to a mess;
to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom
officers.
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To make a mess of; to
disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.
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