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waistcoat
/ ˈɱɪˌəʊ /
noun
US, Canadian, and Austral name: vest.a sleeveless waist-length garment with buttons at the front, often worn under a suit jacket
a man's garment worn under a doublet in the 16th century
Other 51Թ Forms
- waistcoated adjective
- underwaistcoat noun
- ˈɲˌDzٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of waistcoat1
Example Sentences
This outfit combined the designer's two famous patterns - the LV monogram pattern on the waistcoat and jacket, as well as the damier checkerboard on the shorts.
"Tariffs are great," exclaims rodeo fan Guy Algozzino, who's dressed in a cowboy hat, a waistcoat and a Western-style bolo tie with an engraved image of a cowboy riding a bull.
He stands at 6ft2in, has a stocky build and grey hair and was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, grey trousers and waistcoat, blue shirt, brown shoes and a red and white tie.
In a reimagining of the 1973 track's original video, Delevingne dons oversized glasses and a colourful waistcoat – striking an uncanny resemblance to the music legend.
“If you added a sax solo, for example, it’d be one element too far. You might as well put on a waistcoat and go home.”
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