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waistcoat

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waist·coat  (wskt, wstkt)
n.
1. A garment formerly worn by men under a doublet.
2. Chiefly British A short, sleeveless, collarless garment worn especially over a shirt and often under a suit jacket; a vest.
waistcoated adj.
waistcoat
Noun
a sleeveless upper garment which buttons up the front and is usually worn by men over a shirt and under a jacket
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waistcoatwaistcoat - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
vest
bulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
three-piece suit - a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers
Translations

waistcoat [ˈweɪstkəut] n (BRIT) → chaleco
waistcoat [ˈweɪskəut] waist n (Brit) → gilet m
waistcoat [ˈweɪskəut] waist (Brit) n → Weste f
waistcoat [ˈweɪskəut] n → panciotto, gilè m inv


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She remarked that, reckoning from the year when I started as page-boy in the time of the old lord, I had been more than fifty years in her service, and she put into my hands a beautiful waistcoat of wool that she had worked herself, to keep me warm in the bitter winter weather.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The buttons of his waistcoat were sixpences; and the knees of his small-clothes were buttoned with silver threepences.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
He was black in the face, and they scarcely could trace The least likeness to what he had been: While so great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white- A wonderful thing to be seen!
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