justicoat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of justicoat
Alteration by folk etymology
Example Sentences
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However, when the meeting was adjourned, we decided that the 'knave's' clothing should be simplified, and that he could get along without the justicoat, known in modern parlance as the waistcoat.
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio
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