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noun

Waistcoat n.

A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume. Note: The waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as male... It was only when the waistcoat was worn without a gown or upper dress that it was considered the mark of a mad or profligate woman.

Synonyms: See Vest.

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Etymology of 'Waistcoat'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... lunch?" said Lady Niton, just behind. "Of course they will. What else is there for the women to do? Congratulate you on your waistcoat, Oliver." ...

— The Testing of Diana Mallory • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... them—afterwards?" asked Spargo. "He put them in his waistcoat pocket—in a very small wash-leather bag, from which he had taken them. There were, in all, sixteen or twenty stones—not more, and they were all small. I advised him to see some expert—I mentioned Streeter's to him. Now, I can tell you how he ...

— The Middle Temple Murder • J.S. Fletcher

... him bare in clothes, pitied him, and against the next night provided him a waistcoat. Robin, coming the next night to work, as he did before, espied the waistcoat, whereat he ...

— The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' • Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

... gentlefolks away, and then, parting his legs, and putting his thumbs into his waistcoat pockets, delivered himself thus: "Well, old girl, am I to give you my harm round to the kitchen, or do you ...

— The Woman-Hater • Charles Reade

... man willingly accords it to his neighbour. And, finally, such semi-civilised life abounds in a weary ceremoniousness. It is highly improper to smoke outside your bungalow. You shall pay your visits at 11 A.M., when the glass stands at 120o. You shall be generally shunned if you omit your waistcoat, no matter what the weather be. And if you venture to object to these Median laws,—as I am now doing,—you elicit a chorus of disapproval, and acquire some ...

— First footsteps in East Africa • Richard F. Burton

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