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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
Word of the Day
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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