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English Dictionary: waistcoat by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waistcoat
n
  1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: vest, waistcoat]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waistcoat \Waist"coat\, n.
            (a) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn
                  under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and
                  covering the waist; a vest.
            (b) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of
                  fashionable costume.
  
      Note: The waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as
               male . . . It was only when the waistcoat was worn
               without a gown or upper dress that it was considered
               the mark of a mad or profligate woman. --Nares.
  
      Syn: See {Vest}.
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