waistcoat
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waistcoat
- /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/
- /ˈwɛskət/ dated
Where it comes from
From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.
noun waistcoats
- An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
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A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
Similar: vest
Translations
Every language
noun a sleeveless, collarless garment
| Español | chaleco, chalequillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조끼 jokki |
| 日本語 | チョッキ chokki, ベスト besuto, ウェストコート wesutokōto, ウェスクット wesuo |
| 中文 | 坎肩 kǎnjiān, 背心 bèixīn |
| हिन्दी | वास्कट vāskaṭ |
| Kiswahili | kizibao |
| Português | colete |
| Français | gilet |
| Deutsch | Weste, Gilet |
| Italiano | panciotto, gilè, corpetto |
| Ελληνικά | γιλέκο giléko, γελέκο geléko |
| Română | vestă, jiletcă |
| Русский | жиле́т žilét, безрука́вка bezrukávka, жиле́тка žilétka |
| Tiếng Việt | áo gi-lê, gi-lê |
| العربية | صُدْرِيّة ṣudriyya, صِدَار ṣidār |
| עברית | וֵסְט vest |
Talk about this word "waistcoat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waistcoat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waistcoat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waistcoat "waistcoat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waistcoat.Cite this
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title = {waistcoat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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