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waistcoat

[wes-kuht, weyst-koht] / ˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt /


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Piping on the waistcoat is “a kick” to stand out against judges in black.

From Los Angeles Times

"There was Stewart tartan everywhere, the waistcoats, kilts and the dresses."

From BBC

His red coat with black trim, red waistcoat with hand-stitched buttonholes and gold regimental buttons, and white breeches “represent the only complete uniform of the Revolutionary war.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In the interim, however, this technology comes to us wrapped in some unprepossessing, temporized designs, like this fat-bellied seal in a plastic waistcoat.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wore the green waistcoat that marked him as the master of hounds.

From Literature