单词 | waistcoat |
释义 | waistcoat[ wes-kuht, weyst-koht ] / ˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waistcoat ON THESAURUS.COM nounChiefly British. vest (def. 1). an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usually worn with a riding habit. a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries. Origin of waistcoatFirst recorded in 1510–20; waist + coat OTHER WORDS FROM waistcoatwaist·coat·ed, adjectiveun·der·waist·coat, nounWords nearby waistcoatWAIS, WAIS-R, waist, waistband, waistcloth, waistcoat, waistcoating, waist-deep, waisted, waist-high, waistline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waistcoatBritish Dictionary definitions for waistcoatwaistcoat / (ˈweɪsˌkəʊt) / nouna sleeveless waist-length garment with buttons at the front, often worn under a suit jacketUS, Canadian, and Austral name: vest a man's garment worn under a doublet in the 16th century Derived forms of waistcoatwaistcoated, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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