waistcoat
IPA: wˈeɪstkoʊt
noun
- An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
- (chiefly Britain) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
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Examples of "waistcoat" in Sentences
- Men often wear an outer waistcoat.
- The clergy vest is a form of waistcoat.
- I saw at least 50 girls wearing the waistcoat.
- In the US I got the impression a vest was a waistcoat.
- By the 1670s, a vest or waistcoat was worn under the coat.
- The waistcoat or jacket appeared during this time as well.
- Note the V shaped arrangement of buttons on the waistcoat or vest.
- However, the angi used by the men is more a waistcoat than a blouse.
- The jacket became looser and the waistcoat was completely dispensed with.
- The wicket keeper wears the same clothes with the addition of a waistcoat.
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