waistcoat

 [wes-kuht, weyst-koht]  

waist·coat

   [wes-kuht, weyst-koht]
noun
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.
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Origin:
1510–20; waist + coat

Related forms
waist·coat·ed, adjective
un·der·waist·coat, noun
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waistcoat (ˈweɪsˌkəʊt)
 
—n
1.  US, Canadian, and Austral name: vest a sleeveless waist-length garment with buttons at the front, often worn under a suit jacket
2.  a man's garment worn under a doublet in the 16th century
 
'waistcoated
 
—adj

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