Waistcoat

Pronunciation

• enPR: wās(t)'-kōt, IPA: /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/
• old-fashioned enPR: wÄ•s'kÉ™t, IPA: /ˈwÉ›skÉ™t/

Full definition of waistcoat

Noun

1. An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
2. (chiefly British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket."waistcoat." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 09 Apr. 2007. ."waistcoat." Merriam-Webster Online. Merriam-Webster, Inc. 09 Apr. 2007. .
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 2, 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.

Synonyms

• (sleeveless, collarless garment) vest (US)