Definitions for waistcoatˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waist•coatˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt(n.)
Chiefly Brit.
Category: British, Clothing
Ref: vest (def. 1). 1
an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usu. worn with a riding habit.
Category: Clothing
a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Category: Clothing
Origin of waistcoat:
1510–20
waist′coat•ed(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vest, waistcoat(noun)
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Wiktionary
waistcoat(Noun)
A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
Webster Dictionary
Waistcoat(noun)
a short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest
Waistcoat(noun)
a garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume
Translations for waistcoat
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
waistcoat(noun)
(American vest ) a short, usually sleeveless jacket worn immediately under the outer jacket
a three-piece suit consists of trousers, jacket and waistcoat.
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