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• 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. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• waistcoat — [wes′kət, wāst′kōt΄] n. 1. Brit. a) VEST (n. 1a) b) a similar garment worn by women 2. a somewhat longer, heavily ornamented sleeveless jacket formerly worn under a doublet waistcoated adj …   English World dictionary

• waistcoat — /ˈweɪstkoʊt / (say waystkoht) noun 1. a close fitting, sleeveless garment for men which reaches to the waist and buttons down the front, and is designed to be worn under a jacket. 2. a similar garment sometimes worn by women. 3. a body garment… …  

• waistcoat — noun Date: 1519 1. an ornamental garment worn under a doublet 2. chiefly British vest 2a • waistcoated adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• waistcoat — waistcoated, adj. /wes keuht, wayst koht /, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. 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… …   Universalium

• waistcoat — noun /ˈweɪskəʊt,ˈwɛskət/ A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket. Syn: vest …   Wiktionary

• waistcoat — waist|coat [ˈweıskəut, ˈweskət US ˈweskət] n BrE a piece of clothing without ↑sleeves that has buttons down the front and is worn over a shirt, often under a ↑jacket as part of a man s suit American Equivalent: vest …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• waistcoat — noun Brit. a close fitting waist length garment with no sleeves or collar and buttoning down the front, worn by men over a shirt and under a jacket …   English new terms dictionary

• waistcoat — [ˈweɪs(t)ˌkəʊt] noun [C] British a piece of clothing without sleeves that is usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• waistcoat — waist•coat [[t]ˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt[/t]] n. 1) brit. clo Chiefly Brit. vest 1) 2) clo an 18th century garment for women that is similar to a man s vest, usu. worn with a riding habit 3) clo a man s body garment, often quilted and embroidered and …   From formal English to slang