Also spelled waist-coat

US /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/
noun Freq #32466

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A close-fitting sleeveless garment worn over a shirt and usually under a jacket.

    He wore a grey waistcoat under his suit jacket.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a close-fitting sleeveless... vest
Word family
Forms waistcoats
Derived forms straitwaistcoat

Etymology

From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.

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