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Noun: waistcoat  wes-kut or 'weys(t),kowt [N. Amer], 'weys(t),kowt [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vest)
  1. A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
    "He completed his formal attire with a silk waistcoat";
    - vest [N. Amer, Austral]

Derived forms: waistcoats

Type of: garment

Part of: three-piece suit

Encyclopedia: Waistcoat