waistcoat
waistcoat
Definition
waist·coat (wes′kət, wāst′kōt′)
noun
- Brit.
- vest ()
- a similar garment worn by women
- a somewhat longer, heavily ornamented sleeveless jacket formerly worn under a doublet
waistcoat
Synonyms
waistcoat
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- embroider: The light on the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat.
- wear: Nice touch Grooms might want to wear a waistcoat matching the fabric of the brides wedding dress.
- include: Gentlemen are required to wear either black or gray morning dress, including a waistcoat, with a top hat.
- make: I just wanted to make a waistcoat to match my shoes.
- have: Had a good waistcoat given me by John Turner Tailor &c Aug. 2nd.
- knit: I tied my jacket on the pack, and walked in my knitted waistcoat.
Modifies a noun
- era: They produced many of the brooches during the white waistcoat era and 1970s.
Adjective modifier
- matching: A matching waistcoat can be made for £ 75, in which case there is no need for a belt to be worn.
- fluorescent: Gas Works K 1152 x 864 248K Workers in hard hats and fluorescent yellow waistcoats are milling about in front of their temporary accommodation.
- fancy: And all the women in Derby Was looking for his skin To make a fancy waistcoat For that was just the thing.
- yellow: My favorite is my bright yellow helmet, complimented by a yellow reflective waistcoat.
- colored: If the weather was cool they added a colored waistcoat.
- red: Dressed in black, but with a bright red waistcoat, Essex executed at the Tower of London on February 25, 1601.
Preposition: with
- button: Had on light mixed gray coat and waistcoat with metal buttons, corduroy breeches, round hat and plated shoe buckles if not altered.
Noun used with modifier
- velvet: They come at night, wearing green velvet waistcoats and smoking hats, carrying very large combs and mess up the children's hair.
- visibility: A free high visibility waistcoat is available for any employe on request to help encourage cycling to work.
- silk: The light on the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat.
- leather: Just like ' The Warriors ' but with guitars instead of camp leather waistcoats.
- fishing: Fishing vests Our river fishing waistcoat is unique in the UK and provides 50N of buoyancy, ideal for river or boat fishing inland.
- denim: Other key styles include jeans with braces and denim waistcoats.
waistcoat Quotes
What they call 'heart' lies much lower than the fourth waistcoat button.
Never lay yourselfopentowhat iscalled conviction: you might as well open your waist-coat to receive a knock- down blow.
'It's very easy to talk,'said Mrs Mantalini.'Not so easy when one is eating a demnition egg,'replied Mr Mantalini; 'for the yolk runs down the waistcoat, and yolk of egg does not match any waistcoat but a yellow waistcoat, demmit.'
Browse dictionary entries near waistcoat
- waistcloth
- waistband
- waist-high
- waist
- WAIS
- wainwright
- wainscotting
- wainscotted
- wainscoting
- wainscoted
- waistcoated
- waistline
- wait
- wait-a-bit
- wait for
- wait on
- wait up for
- wait upon
- Waite
- waiter
