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Synonyms for waistcoat


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wes-kuh t, weyst-koht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛs kət, ˈweɪstˌkoʊt



Définition of waistcoat

Origin :
  • 1510s, from waist + coat (n.).
  • As in petticoat : noun underwear
Example sentences :
  • He had stripped off his coat and waistcoat, and was busily at work in his shirt-sleeves.
  • Extract from : « Little Daffydowndilly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He took one, and placed it nonchalantly in his waistcoat pocket, as he had seen the others do.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Levi had taken off his coat and waistcoat and was fanning himself with his hat.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • His waistcoat was red, and he wore knee-breeches, but his aspect was flustered.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He will prolong your life and loosen every button on your waistcoat.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • What's that I see through the hole in your waistcoat pocket?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then he shut the door; and I tore my watch from the pocket of my waistcoat.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He drew the dispatch from the inside pocket of his waistcoat.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He has had to come off in his dirty one, with his waistcoat buttoned up.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He was in his shirt-sleeves, his waistcoat unbuttoned and loose.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

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