waistcoat
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- noun
- /ˈweɪstˌkoʊt/
- UK
:
chaleco
- The Exquisites of the 1830s wore white waistcoats with elaborate costumes.
- a white waistcoat
He's got the leather waistcoat, the black shirt, black trousers.
- He's got the leather waistcoat, the black shirt, black trousers.
- I literally look like and an auntie waistcoat denim waistcoat because it's really warm out here today for the first time ever.
Examples
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He wore a stylish waistcoat under his suit jacket for the wedding.
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It's in my waistcoat pocket.
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Is that a new waistcoat, Father?
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And then we'll have a waistcoat, a proper waistcoat.
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I can offer you my waistcoat.
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Nice cut on that waistcoat.
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Pick your favourite of his waistcoats and remember him that way.
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And I've brought you such a beautiful silk waistcoat.
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His shirt was pink, his cravat and spats white, his waistcoat dark green with a white check.
Fiction book (1993) -
Jenkins was a big man with a wide, florid waistcoat and an old-fashioned watch chain.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A sleeveless garment that you wear under a suit jacket and button at the front
A garment without sleeves that you wear over a shirt, often with a suit
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waistcoat comes from the two simple parts waist, meaning 'the middle of the body', and coat, meaning 'an outer piece of clothing'. It originally meant a 'coat for the waist', a shorter garment for the upper body, which is why a waistcoat today is the sleeveless piece you wear over a shirt and under a jacket.