Also spelled waist-coat
noun
Freq #32466
Meanings
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noun
A close-fitting sleeveless garment worn over a shirt and usually under a jacket.
He wore a grey waistcoat under his suit jacket.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a close-fitting sleeveless...
vest
Word family
Forms
waistcoats
Derived forms
straitwaistcoat
Etymology
From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.