[wes-kuh
t, weyst-koht] 
| 1. | Chiefly British. vest (def. 1). |
| 2. | an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usually worn with a riding habit. |
| 3. | a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| waist·coat (wěs'kĭt, wāst'kōt') n.
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