WAISTCOAT

vest, waistcoat

(noun) a man’s sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

waistcoat (plural waistcoats)

An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

(chiefly, British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.

Synonym: vest (US)

Coordinate term: gilet

Source: Wiktionary

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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