Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical,in a man-of-war, a tarpaulin spread on deck to serve as a table-cloth.
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Examples
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The crew of the Vigilant were equally divided as to color, and were messed accordingly, all seated at the same mess-cloth.
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