Waistcoat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waistcoat \Waist"coat\, n.
        (a) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn
            under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and
            covering the waist; a vest.
        (b) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of
            fashionable costume.


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     Note: The waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as
           male . . . It was only when the waistcoat was worn
           without a gown or upper dress that it was considered
           the mark of a mad or profligate woman. --Nares.
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     Syn: See {Vest}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  waistcoat
       n : a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {vest}]