waistcoating

American  

[wes-kuh-ting, weyst-koh-ting] / ˈwɛs kə tɪŋ, ˈweɪstˌkoʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. a fabric for making waistcoats.

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Etymology

Origin of waistcoating

First recorded in 1800–10; waistcoat + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Cloths, cassinettes, cassimeres, velvet silks, satins, Marseilles waistcoating, fine, calf boots, seal and morocco pumps for gentlemen, crepe lisse, lace veils.

From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott

The fancy waistcoating trade had uniformly had its cycles of alternate briskness and depression; but experience, however stern its teachings, could not teach unwilling learners.

From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel

Mrs. Carver bespoke from him two pieces of waistcoating, which she promised to dispose of for him most advantageously, by a raffle, for which she had raised subscriptions amongst her numerous acquaintance.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Edgeworth, Maria