waistcoat B2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance Also spelled waist-coat US /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #32466 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a close-fitting sleeveless... vest Word family Forms waistcoats Derived forms straitwaistcoat Etymology AI details From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # waistcoat **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 32466 ## Meanings 1. A close-fitting sleeveless garment worn over a shirt and usually under a jacket. ## Examples - He wore a grey waistcoat under his suit jacket. ## Derived Forms - straitwaistcoat ## Etymology From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote. ## AI Etymology Waistcoat is from waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote. In present-day use, it means a close-fitting sleeveless garment worn over a shirt and usually under a jacket. Derived formations include straitwaistcoat. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown