Mess

mes, n. A dish, or quantity of food prepared this, at one time; a number of persons who eat together, adv. and for whom food is prepared in common.— v. i. [me ed (mest), me ing.] To eat, feed; to eat in company, —v. t. To supply with a me . — Me 'mate, n. A table companion.; show; Me , mes, n. A medley; mixed ma ; a disagreeable mixture; a state of dirt and disorder, a diff i- To cult, embarra ing, or distre ing situation. — v. t. To confuse, disorder, soil. lost. — Me age, mes's ej, n. Any notice, word, or com munis wal cation, from one person to another; an official ador one dre , not made in person, but delivered by a mes- Act of senger. — Mes's enger, -sen-jSr, n. One who bears a me age or goes on an errand. (Xaut.) A hawser wound round the capstan, used for heaving in the cable. (Law.) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws.