MESS, n. [L. mensa.] 1. A dish or a quantity of food prepared or set on a table at one time; as a mess of pottage; a mess of herbs; a mess of broth.2. A medley; a mixed mass; a quantity.3. As much provender or grain as is given to a beast at once.4. A number of persons who eat together; among seamen and soldiers.MESS, v.i. To eat; to feed. 1. To associate at the same table; to eat in company, as seamen.MESS, v.t. To supply with a mess.
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