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

From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.

Topics

Clothing & Appearance

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