Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Waistcoat"
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) 1.7 (wn)
waistcoat
n : a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {vest}]
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