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waistcoat
[ wes-kuht, weyst-koht ]
noun
- Chiefly British. vest ( def 1 ).
- an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usually worn with a riding habit.
- a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.
waistcoat
/ ˈweɪsˌkəʊt /
noun
- a sleeveless waist-length garment with buttons at the front, often worn under a suit jacket US, Canadian, and Austral namevest
- a man's garment worn under a doublet in the 16th century
Derived Forms
- ˈwaistˌcoated, adjective
Other Words From
- waistcoat·ed adjective
- under·waistcoat noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of waistcoat1
Example Sentences
He wears his characteristic white shalwar kameez with a tattered gray waistcoat.
A little gospel here, a little Chesterton there, a little waistcoat here.
At another point he forgot his waistcoat, and sent another man to look for it.
She took the podium in a black McQueen waistcoat embroidered with gold flowers and knee-high leather boots.
His dove gray waistcoat matched his jacket and Lillian decided his trousers were a hideous shade of yellowish-brown.
I broke right into his story and seized the lapel of his waistcoat as though he were my dearest friend.
From his waistcoat pocket he took a little silver convex mirror and surveyed himself critically therein.
Still kneeling, he drew from his waistcoat pocket a powerful lens contained in a washleather bag.
Rapidly he removed his reefer and his waistcoat, folded them, and placed them neatly beside his overall.
So I put on my life-saving waistcoat and blew it out; clapped my new gas-mask on my head and entered.
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