wamus

[ waw-muhs, wom-uhs ]

/ ˈwɔ məs, ˈwɒm əs /

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noun, plural wa·mus·es.

a heavy cardigan jacket, loosely knit and belted.

Also wammus, wampus. a durable, coarse, outer jacket.

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Origin of wamus

1795–1805, Americanism;<Dutch wammes (compare German Wams vest, undershirt), Middle Dutch wambuis<dialectal Old French wambois<Frankish *wamb- belly (see womb) + French -ois-ese; see gambeson

Words nearby wamus

Wampanoag, wampish, wampum, wampumpeag, wampus, wamus, wan, WAN2TLK, Wanamaker, Wanaque, wanchancy

How to use wamus in a sentence

At last he put his muffled mouth to my ear and shouted through the cape of his wamus.
The Black Wolf Pack|Dan Beard
A loose, woollen wamus, the product of the settlements, served in lieu of shirt and coat.
Ande Trembath|Matthew Stanley Kemp
Jeff emerges like Diana from the bath an' frales the wamus off me with a club.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)|Various