Waistcoat

Definition of waistcoat:

part of speech: noun

A kind of jacket worn under the coat.

part of speech: noun

A short coat or garment without sleeves, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest: a similar garment formerly worn by women. " You'd best come like a mad woman with a band on your waistcoat."- Dekker. " Waistcoat was a part of female dress 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. Low females of the latter class were generally so attired."- Nares.

part of speech: noun

A short, sleeveless garment for men, worn under the coat; a vest.

Usage examples for waistcoat:

• Is it a waistcoat "Major Vigoureux", A. T. Quiller-Couch.

• His coat and waistcoat were off, otherwise he was fully dressed. "A Crime of the Under-seas", Guy Boothby.

• Enough for twenty meals could be carried in the inside pocket of your waistcoat "Camp and Trail", Stewart Edward White.

• Fortunately, it was summer weather, for I was obliged to part with coat and waistcoat to buy food. "The World's Greatest Books, Vol III", Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds..