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waistcoat |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Waistcoat \Waist"coat\, n. a A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. b 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. --Nares. Syn: See {Vest}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: waistcoat n : a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {vest}]
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