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waistcoat

[wes-kuht, weyst-koht]

noun

  1. Chiefly British.vest.

  2. an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usually worn with a riding habit.

  3. a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.



waistcoat

/ ˈɱɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. US, Canadian, and Austral name: vest.a sleeveless waist-length garment with buttons at the front, often worn under a suit jacket

  2. a man's garment worn under a doublet in the 16th century

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • waistcoated adjective
  • underwaistcoat noun
  • ˈɲˌDzٱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of waistcoat1

First recorded in 1510–20; waist + coat
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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.

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"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.

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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.

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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.

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“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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